diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 86fe67995802..19b853af4d7e 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.text :
 	{
+		 __text = .;
 		 _text = .;
 		 __stext = .;
 		TEXT_TEXT