diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index c90f27250eadd71ac093eb40b2113a5147f94f22..6c0779792546d5c58d4ab722d4b3e037022a1ffa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.data : AT(__data_loc) {
 		_data = .;		/* address in memory */
+		_sdata = .;
 
 		/*
 		 * first, the init task union, aligned
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		__bss_start = .;	/* BSS				*/
 		*(.bss)
 		*(COMMON)
+		__bss_stop = .;
 		_end = .;
 	}
 					/* Stabs debugging sections.	*/