diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index d7425fffbc1c..433ae118406d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		ALIGN_FUNCTION();
 		HEAD_TEXT
 		_text = .;
-		*(.text .fixup .text.init.refok .exit.text.refok __ftr_alt_*)
+		TEXT_TEXT
+		*(.fixup __ftr_alt_*)
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT
 		KPROBES_TEXT