diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0494e1566ee2ab9b976cb0d9edb8c195a4490a23..51e4ec92ade1734edc0898b17f4f0a3a45a4a7b4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ SECTIONS
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 	.data : AT(ADDR(.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		DATA_DATA
+		*(.data.rel*)
 		*(.sdata)
 		*(.sdata2)
 		*(.got.plt) *(.got)