diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index e2feacf921a03..788e78978030f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	} :text = 0x9090
 
 	NOTES :text :note
+	.dummy : { *(.dummy) } :text
 
-	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16) :text = 0x9090
+	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
 
 	/* .text should occupy whole number of pages */
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);