diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 9aaf1abbc641..aa6808e70647 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ endif
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux-y := -Bstatic
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux-$(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE) := -pie
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux-$(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE) += -z notext
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= $(LDFLAGS_vmlinux-y)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PPC64