diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/head-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/head-common.S
index 5b391a689b47..76ab5ca50610 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/head-common.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/head-common.S
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ ENTRY(lookup_processor_type)
 	ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r6, r9, pc}
 ENDPROC(lookup_processor_type)
 
+	__FINIT
+	.text
+
 /*
  * Read processor ID register (CP#15, CR0), and look up in the linker-built
  * supported processor list.  Note that we can't use the absolute addresses