diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 4ba7a55b49c7e..f1e6d5c032e11 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)	x
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(aarch64)
-ENTRY(stext)
+ENTRY(_text)
 
 jiffies = jiffies_64;