diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 4a8ce62fe112..9f6c1ca1739e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ SECTIONS
 		__got2_end = .;
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC32 */
 
-		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		_etext = .;
-		PROVIDE32 (etext = .);
 	} :kernel
 
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	_etext = .;
+	PROVIDE32 (etext = .);
+
 	/* Read-only data */
 	RODATA