diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 61afd787bd0c..59b6df13ddea 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -172,12 +172,14 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 	PERCPU_SECTION(SMP_CACHE_BYTES)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	.exit.text : {
 		EXIT_TEXT
 	}
-#endif
+
+	.exit.data : {
+		EXIT_DATA
+	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	__init_end = .;