diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
index 59fc3fe15572..0f9f35fc191a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += xtensa_ksyms.o module.o
 # Replicate rules in scripts/Makefile.build
 
 sed-y = -e 's/\*(\(\.[a-z]*it\|\.ref\|\)\.text)/*(\1.literal \1.text)/g'    \
+	-e 's/\.text\.unlikely/.literal.unlikely .text.unlikely/g' \
 	-e 's/\*(\(\.text\.[a-z]*\))/*(\1.literal \1)/g'
 
 quiet_cmd__cpp_lds_S = LDS     $@