diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
index e34eaecc9f3d..d3e6d2eff783 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ static inline unsigned long xtensa_get_kio_paddr(void)
   #define LOAD_MEMORY_ADDRESS		0xD0003000
 #endif
 
+#define RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR		(VIRTUAL_MEMORY_ADDRESS + \
+					 XCHAL_RESET_VECTOR1_PADDR)
+
 #else /* !defined(CONFIG_MMU) */
   /* MMU Not being used - Virtual == Physical */
 
@@ -73,6 +76,8 @@ static inline unsigned long xtensa_get_kio_paddr(void)
   /* Loaded just above possibly live vectors */
   #define LOAD_MEMORY_ADDRESS		(PLATFORM_DEFAULT_MEM_START + 0x3000)
 
+#define RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR		(XCHAL_RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR)
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
 #define XC_VADDR(offset)		(VIRTUAL_MEMORY_ADDRESS  + offset)
@@ -84,10 +89,6 @@ static inline unsigned long xtensa_get_kio_paddr(void)
 						VECBASE_RESET_VADDR)
 #define RESET_VECTOR_VADDR		XC_VADDR(RESET_VECTOR_VECOFS)
 
-#define RESET_VECTOR1_VECOFS		(XCHAL_RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR - \
-						VECBASE_RESET_VADDR)
-#define RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR		XC_VADDR(RESET_VECTOR1_VECOFS)
-
 #if defined(XCHAL_HAVE_VECBASE) && XCHAL_HAVE_VECBASE
 
 #define USER_VECTOR_VADDR		XC_VADDR(XCHAL_USER_VECOFS)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
index 50137bc9e150..4db730290d2d 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += smp.o mxhead.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XTENSA_VARIANT_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS) += perf_event.o
 
 AFLAGS_head.o += -mtext-section-literals
+AFLAGS_mxhead.o += -mtext-section-literals
 
 # In the Xtensa architecture, assembly generates literals which must always
 # precede the L32R instruction with a relative offset less than 256 kB.
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
index 149d372a9350..9735691f37f1 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
@@ -334,7 +334,10 @@ extern char _Level5InterruptVector_text_end;
 extern char _Level6InterruptVector_text_start;
 extern char _Level6InterruptVector_text_end;
 #endif
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+extern char _SecondaryResetVector_text_start;
+extern char _SecondaryResetVector_text_end;
+#endif
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_S32C1I_SELFTEST
@@ -506,6 +509,10 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 		    __pa(&_Level6InterruptVector_text_end), 0);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	mem_reserve(__pa(&_SecondaryResetVector_text_start),
+		    __pa(&_SecondaryResetVector_text_end), 0);
+#endif
 	parse_early_param();
 	bootmem_init();
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S
index abcdb527f18a..fc25318e75ad 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S
@@ -478,6 +478,9 @@ _DoubleExceptionVector_handle_exception:
 
 ENDPROC(_DoubleExceptionVector)
 
+	.end literal_prefix
+
+	.text
 /*
  * Fixup handler for TLB miss in double exception handler for window owerflow.
  * We get here with windowbase set to the window that was being spilled and
@@ -587,7 +590,6 @@ ENTRY(window_overflow_restore_a0_fixup)
 
 ENDPROC(window_overflow_restore_a0_fixup)
 
-	.end literal_prefix
 /*
  * Debug interrupt vector
  *
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index fc1bc2ba8d5d..d66cd408be13 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ SECTIONS
     RELOCATE_ENTRY(_DebugInterruptVector_text,
 		   .DebugInterruptVector.text);
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-    RELOCATE_ENTRY(_SecondaryResetVector_literal,
-		   .SecondaryResetVector.literal);
     RELOCATE_ENTRY(_SecondaryResetVector_text,
 		   .SecondaryResetVector.text);
 #endif
@@ -282,17 +280,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 
-  SECTION_VECTOR (_SecondaryResetVector_literal,
-		  .SecondaryResetVector.literal,
-		  RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR - 4,
-		  SIZEOF(.DoubleExceptionVector.text),
-		  .DoubleExceptionVector.text)
-
   SECTION_VECTOR (_SecondaryResetVector_text,
 		  .SecondaryResetVector.text,
 		  RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR,
-		  4,
-		  .SecondaryResetVector.literal)
+		  SIZEOF(.DoubleExceptionVector.text),
+		  .DoubleExceptionVector.text)
 
   . = LOADADDR(.SecondaryResetVector.text)+SIZEOF(.SecondaryResetVector.text);