diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1140051a0c45..1150b77fa281 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
 	ELF_DETAILS
+	.hexagon.attributes 0 : { *(.hexagon.attributes) }
 
 	DISCARDS
 }