diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c
index 99cd2e6f8873..fd9a0f2b66c4 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void __noreturn die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err)
 	make_task_dead(SIGSEGV);
 }
 
-void unhandled_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int ea, int vector)
+asmlinkage void unhandled_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int ea, int vector)
 {
 	printk("Unable to handle exception at EA =0x%x, vector 0x%x",
 	       ea, vector);