diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b5fba689fca6..b59d75e194a5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		KPROBES_TEXT
 		IRQENTRY_TEXT
 		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
+		MEM_KEEP(init.text)
+		MEM_KEEP(exit.text)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 		*(.got1)