diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b9f38e388b43..11c1785bf63e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 #endif
 
+	NOTES
+
 	_etext = .;			/* End of text and rodata section */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
@@ -295,8 +297,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 #endif
 
-	NOTES
-
 	BSS_SECTION(0, 0, 0)
 	_end = .;