diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/Makefile b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/Makefile
index 3370a4138e942621a008573b1fa1ad6912b1c75c..cce47a15a79f288f3ba5b28951da482cdf89b8a7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ KCOV_INSTRUMENT_rodata.o	:= n
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS :=
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_rodata_objcopy.o	:= \
-			--set-section-flags .text=alloc,readonly \
-			--rename-section .text=.rodata
+			--rename-section .text=.rodata,alloc,readonly,load
 targets += rodata.o rodata_objcopy.o
 $(obj)/rodata_objcopy.o: $(obj)/rodata.o FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)