diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f7d7bf19e4fb..21c39ff2dc39 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Text and gots */
 	.text : {
 		_text = .;
-		*(.text.*)
 		TEXT_TEXT
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT