diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index bc9bae2a73f4843da0d38cb8f17c4b05b8d81e5c..60bbaecde1873d8d653664351692ca93576be2e5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -142,15 +142,16 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.exitcall.exit)
 
 	/* ABI crap starts here */
-	*(.comment)
 	*(.MIPS.options)
-	*(.note)
 	*(.options)
 	*(.pdr)
 	*(.reginfo)
-	*(.mdebug*)
   }
 
+  /* These mark the ABI of the kernel for debuggers.  */
+  .mdebug.abi32 : { KEEP(*(.mdebug.abi32)) }
+  .mdebug.abi64 : { KEEP(*(.mdebug.abi64)) }
+
   /* This is the MIPS specific mdebug section.  */
   .mdebug : { *(.mdebug) }