diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 3236727be2b9a3f4df15a2f39bce5fb6ceb68067..9965ec87cbecfcac284eddc4459bda6adab0c368 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "image.h"
 
-#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)
-#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)	x
+/* .exit.text needed in case of alternative patching */
+#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)	x
+#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(aarch64)
 ENTRY(_text)