diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index cb01a9de2680..7a1200328aca 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	DWARF_DEBUG
 
-	NOTES
-
 	/DISCARD/ :
 	{
 		EXIT_TEXT