diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2fb152d813c17f7b58f354a9cd4af43234b372ab..85e6d5620188e57544d008afd40f76e04960bd20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.text.__x86.indirect_thunk)
 		__indirect_thunk_end = .;
 #endif
-	} :text = 0x9090
 
-	/* End of text section */
-	_etext = .;
+		/* End of text section */
+		_etext = .;
+	} :text = 0x9090
 
 	NOTES :text :note