diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b8efb08204a1..760cac41cbfe 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH(microblaze)
 ENTRY(microblaze_start)
 
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN	16
+
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ SECTIONS {
 
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	RO_DATA(4096)
-	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
 
 	/*
 	 * sdata2 section can go anywhere, but must be word aligned