diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index 46d975d00298..2cf312d9a3b0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ handle_vcei:
 
 	__FINIT
 
+	.section .cpuidle.text,"ax"
 	/* Align to 32 bytes for the maximum idle interrupt region size. */
 	.align	5
 LEAF(r4k_wait)