diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 0240e0506a07..5615440027ec 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@
 #define TEXT_TEXT							\
 		ALIGN_FUNCTION();					\
 		*(.text)						\
-		*(.text.init.refok)
+		*(.text.init.refok)					\
+		*(.exit.text.refok)
 
 /* sched.text is aling to function alignment to secure we have same
  * address even at second ld pass when generating System.map */