diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index b825ed4476c7..e3ff6179c99f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #endif
 	.endm
 
+	__HEAD
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_EXCEPT_FILL
 	/*
 	 * Reserved space for exception handlers.
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9ff55cb80a64..2b708fac8d2c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* read-only */
 	_text = .;	/* Text and read-only data */
 	.text : {
+		HEAD_TEXT
 		TEXT_TEXT
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT
diff --git a/scripts/head-object-list.txt b/scripts/head-object-list.txt
index fd5d00bac447..f12b4a7b8406 100644
--- a/scripts/head-object-list.txt
+++ b/scripts/head-object-list.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ arch/m68k/coldfire/head.o
 arch/m68k/kernel/head.o
 arch/m68k/kernel/sun3-head.o
 arch/microblaze/kernel/head.o
-arch/mips/kernel/head.o
 arch/nios2/kernel/head.o
 arch/openrisc/kernel/head.o
 arch/parisc/kernel/head.o