diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h b/arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25a2a9b479c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Linker script variables to be set after section resolution, as
+ * ld.lld does not like variables assigned before SECTIONS is processed.
+ */
+#ifndef __ARM64_KERNEL_IMAGE_VARS_H
+#define __ARM64_KERNEL_IMAGE_VARS_H
+
+#ifndef LINKER_SCRIPT
+#error This file should only be included in vmlinux.lds.S
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
+
+__efistub_stext_offset = stext - _text;
+
+/*
+ * The EFI stub has its own symbol namespace prefixed by __efistub_, to
+ * isolate it from the kernel proper. The following symbols are legally
+ * accessed by the stub, so provide some aliases to make them accessible.
+ * Only include data symbols here, or text symbols of functions that are
+ * guaranteed to be safe when executed at another offset than they were
+ * linked at. The routines below are all implemented in assembler in a
+ * position independent manner
+ */
+__efistub_memcmp		= __pi_memcmp;
+__efistub_memchr		= __pi_memchr;
+__efistub_memcpy		= __pi_memcpy;
+__efistub_memmove		= __pi_memmove;
+__efistub_memset		= __pi_memset;
+__efistub_strlen		= __pi_strlen;
+__efistub_strnlen		= __pi_strnlen;
+__efistub_strcmp		= __pi_strcmp;
+__efistub_strncmp		= __pi_strncmp;
+__efistub_strrchr		= __pi_strrchr;
+__efistub___flush_dcache_area	= __pi___flush_dcache_area;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
+__efistub___memcpy		= __pi_memcpy;
+__efistub___memmove		= __pi_memmove;
+__efistub___memset		= __pi_memset;
+#endif
+
+__efistub__text			= _text;
+__efistub__end			= _end;
+__efistub__edata		= _edata;
+__efistub_screen_info		= screen_info;
+
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __ARM64_KERNEL_IMAGE_VARS_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h b/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h
index 2b85c0d6fa3d..c7d38c660372 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h
@@ -65,46 +65,4 @@
 	DEFINE_IMAGE_LE64(_kernel_offset_le, TEXT_OFFSET);	\
 	DEFINE_IMAGE_LE64(_kernel_flags_le, __HEAD_FLAGS);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
-
-/*
- * Use ABSOLUTE() to avoid ld.lld treating this as a relative symbol:
- * https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/561
- */
-__efistub_stext_offset = ABSOLUTE(stext - _text);
-
-/*
- * The EFI stub has its own symbol namespace prefixed by __efistub_, to
- * isolate it from the kernel proper. The following symbols are legally
- * accessed by the stub, so provide some aliases to make them accessible.
- * Only include data symbols here, or text symbols of functions that are
- * guaranteed to be safe when executed at another offset than they were
- * linked at. The routines below are all implemented in assembler in a
- * position independent manner
- */
-__efistub_memcmp		= __pi_memcmp;
-__efistub_memchr		= __pi_memchr;
-__efistub_memcpy		= __pi_memcpy;
-__efistub_memmove		= __pi_memmove;
-__efistub_memset		= __pi_memset;
-__efistub_strlen		= __pi_strlen;
-__efistub_strnlen		= __pi_strnlen;
-__efistub_strcmp		= __pi_strcmp;
-__efistub_strncmp		= __pi_strncmp;
-__efistub_strrchr		= __pi_strrchr;
-__efistub___flush_dcache_area	= __pi___flush_dcache_area;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
-__efistub___memcpy		= __pi_memcpy;
-__efistub___memmove		= __pi_memmove;
-__efistub___memset		= __pi_memset;
-#endif
-
-__efistub__text			= _text;
-__efistub__end			= _end;
-__efistub__edata		= _edata;
-__efistub_screen_info		= screen_info;
-
-#endif
-
 #endif /* __ARM64_KERNEL_IMAGE_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 31716afa30f6..aa76f7259668 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	HEAD_SYMBOLS
 }
 
+#include "image-vars.h"
+
 /*
  * The HYP init code and ID map text can't be longer than a page each,
  * and should not cross a page boundary.