diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index ea5386944e67..7457370d7916 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -37,16 +37,15 @@ SECTIONS
 	KPROBES_TEXT
 	*(.fixup)
 	*(.gnu.warning)
-	} :text = 0x9090
-  				/* out-of-line lock text */
-  .text.lock : AT(ADDR(.text.lock) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.text.lock) }
-
-  _etext = .;			/* End of text section */
+	_etext = .;			/* End of text section */
+  } :text = 0x9090
 
   . = ALIGN(16);		/* Exception table */
-  __start___ex_table = .;
-  __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(__ex_table) }
-  __stop___ex_table = .;
+  __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+  	__start___ex_table = .;
+	 *(__ex_table)
+  	__stop___ex_table = .;
+  }
 
   NOTES :text :note