diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 39fda6e6aa47..7a1f5a0964de 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 	}
 
+	NOTES
+
 	BUG_TABLE
 
 /*