diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index d7e7b21511b1..1457b81357af 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -706,8 +706,8 @@
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__per_cpu_start) = .;			\
 		*(.data..percpu..first)					\
 		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);					\
-		*(.data..percpu..readmostly)				\
 		*(.data..percpu..page_aligned)				\
+		*(.data..percpu..readmostly)				\
 		*(.data..percpu)					\
 		*(.data..percpu..shared_aligned)			\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__per_cpu_end) = .;			\