diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S
index da6a5f5dc766..1bf739888260 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * for more details.
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ swapper_pg_dir:
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
-	.text
+	__HEAD
 ENTRY(_start)
 #if CONFIG_KERNEL_BASE_ADDR == 0
 	brai	TOPHYS(real_start)
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5ef619aad634..db72d7124602 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ SECTIONS {
 	.text : AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		_text = . ;
 		_stext = . ;
-		*(.text .text.*)
+		HEAD_TEXT
+		TEXT_TEXT
 		*(.fixup)
 		EXIT_TEXT
 		EXIT_CALL