diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 823a8cbd60b5..f66fa5d966b0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		ALIGN_FUNCTION();
 		*(.text.head)
 		_text = .;
-		TEXT_TEXT
+		*(.text .fixup .text.init.refok .exit.text.refok)
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT
 		KPROBES_TEXT
-		*(.fixup)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 		*(.got1)