diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 0f933797c376..14223363a33d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -721,6 +721,15 @@ config THREAD_SHIFT
 	  Used to define the stack size. The default is almost always what you
 	  want. Only change this if you know what you are doing.
 
+config ETEXT_SHIFT
+	int
+	default PPC_PAGE_SHIFT
+
+config DATA_SHIFT
+	int
+	default 24 if STRICT_KERNEL_RWX && PPC64
+	default PPC_PAGE_SHIFT
+
 config FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER
 	int "Maximum zone order"
 	range 8 9 if PPC64 && PPC_64K_PAGES
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index c3efb972c8c1..060a1acd7c6d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -12,11 +12,8 @@
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX) && !defined(CONFIG_PPC32)
-#define STRICT_ALIGN_SIZE	(1 << 24)
-#else
-#define STRICT_ALIGN_SIZE	PAGE_SIZE
-#endif
+#define STRICT_ALIGN_SIZE	(1 << CONFIG_DATA_SHIFT)
+#define ETEXT_ALIGN_SIZE	(1 << CONFIG_ETEXT_SHIFT)
 
 ENTRY(_stext)
 
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	} :kernel
 
-	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	. = ALIGN(ETEXT_ALIGN_SIZE);
 	_etext = .;
 	PROVIDE32 (etext = .);