diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/Makefile b/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
index 3dd626b99dc8..95e9cc4bcd94 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PHONY += posttest
 quiet_cmd_posttest = TEST    $@
-      cmd_posttest = $(OBJDUMP) -d $(objtree)/vmlinux | awk -f $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/distill.awk | $(obj)/test_get_len
+      cmd_posttest = $(OBJDUMP) -d -j .text $(objtree)/vmlinux | awk -f $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/distill.awk | $(obj)/test_get_len
 
 posttest: $(obj)/test_get_len vmlinux
 	$(call cmd,posttest)