diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 4a1f494ef03f..e3984389f8ef 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define BSS_FIRST_SECTIONS *(.bss.prominit)
 #define EMITS_PT_NOTE
 #define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN	0
+#define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>