diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2d69a853b742..3a08b55609b6 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ SECTIONS
         /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
         . = LOAD_BASE ;
 
+	_text = .;
+
 	/* _s_kernel_ro must be page aligned */
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	_s_kernel_ro = .;