diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 356078e50a5c..9867d8e41eed 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@
 #define NOTES_HEADERS_RESTORE
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Some architectures have non-executable read-only exception tables.
+ * They can be added to the RO_DATA segment by specifying their desired
+ * alignment.
+ */
+#ifdef RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE	EXCEPTION_TABLE(RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN)
+#else
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE
+#endif
+
 /* Align . to a 8 byte boundary equals to maximum function alignment. */
 #define ALIGN_FUNCTION()  . = ALIGN(8)
 
@@ -513,6 +524,7 @@
 		__stop___modver = .;					\
 	}								\
 									\
+	RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE						\
 	NOTES								\
 									\
 	. = ALIGN((align));						\