diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld b/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld
index 0149e41d42c270c2a9337f2890e698c9870eb33c..3da1c37c6dd533a9591168cc00e1c2211fb5211f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	_end = .;
 
-	/DISCARD/ : { *(.note*) }
+	/DISCARD/	: {
+		*(.eh_frame)
+		*(.note*)
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * The ASSERT() sink to . is intentional, for binutils 2.14 compatibility: