diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index 2367687310630c40a68b11423a21dab45cc6b2a9..50be56c9e9ef590e9960337de7da248f5eaed575 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ EXPORT(_stext)
 	 * kernel load address.  This is needed because this platform does
 	 * not have a ELF loader yet.
 	 */
-	__INIT
+FEXPORT(__kernel_entry)
+	j	kernel_entry
 #endif
 
 	__INIT_REFOK