diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit_64.c
index 0373e88de95a..9414125f19ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit_64.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #define BUILD_IRQ(nr)				\
 	asmlinkage void IRQ_NAME(nr);		\
-	asm("\n.p2align\n"			\
+	asm("\n.text\n.p2align\n"		\
 	    "IRQ" #nr "_interrupt:\n\t"		\
 	    "push $~(" #nr ") ; "		\
 	    "jmp common_interrupt");