diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 7786e3ac7611cf8dcbce38ab1fe3b2f4c83c5df4..8c3862b4c259d6a2b89d40cfd712ce4d2f974179 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ SECTIONS
 #endif
 
 	.data.rel.ro : AT(ADDR(.data.rel.ro) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-		*(.data.rel.ro*)
+		*(.data.rel.ro .data.rel.ro.*)
 	}
 
 	.branch_lt : AT(ADDR(.branch_lt) - LOAD_OFFSET) {