diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S
index f6d333f09bfe3..8dea61640cc1a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ENTRY(cpu_cm7_proc_fin)
 	ret	lr
 ENDPROC(cpu_cm7_proc_fin)
 
-	.section ".text.init", #alloc, #execinstr
+	.section ".init.text", #alloc, #execinstr
 
 __v7m_cm7_setup:
 	mov	r8, #(V7M_SCB_CCR_DC | V7M_SCB_CCR_IC| V7M_SCB_CCR_BP)