diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 08f3a01fa1ea..c8c22cf11602 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ config RISCV
 	select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
 	select HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS if MMU
+	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE if !XIP_KERNEL && MMU && (CLANG_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_FTRACE || GCC_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_FTRACE)
+	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS if HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD if !XIP_KERNEL
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if !XIP_KERNEL && !PREEMPTION
 	select HAVE_EBPF_JIT if MMU
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION
@@ -114,7 +119,8 @@ config RISCV
 	select HAVE_KPROBES if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES if !XIP_KERNEL
-	select HAVE_RETHOOK if !XIP_KERNEL
+	# https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1881
+	select HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION if !LD_IS_LLD
 	select HAVE_MOVE_PMD
 	select HAVE_MOVE_PUD
 	select HAVE_PCI
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@ config RISCV
 	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
 	select HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
 	select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
+	select HAVE_RETHOOK if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_RSEQ
 	select HAVE_STACKPROTECTOR
 	select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
@@ -148,11 +155,6 @@ config RISCV
 	select TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 	select UACCESS_MEMCPY if !MMU
 	select ZONE_DMA32 if 64BIT
-	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE if !XIP_KERNEL && MMU && (CLANG_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_FTRACE || GCC_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_FTRACE)
-	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS if HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD if !XIP_KERNEL
-	select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
-	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if !XIP_KERNEL && !PREEMPTION
 
 config CLANG_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 	def_bool CC_IS_CLANG
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
index eab9edc3b631..50767647fbc6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		__soc_builtin_dtb_table_end = .;
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(8);
-	.alternative : {
-		__alt_start = .;
-		*(.alternative)
-		__alt_end = .;
-	}
 	__init_end = .;
 
 	. = ALIGN(16);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index e5f9f4677bbf..492dd4b8f3d6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
 	INIT_DATA_SECTION(16)
 
 	.init.pi : {
-		*(.init.pi*)
+		KEEP(*(.init.pi*))
 	}
 
 	.init.bss : {
-		*(.init.bss)	/* from the EFI stub */
+		KEEP(*(.init.bss*))	/* from the EFI stub */
 	}
 	.exit.data :
 	{
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	.alternative : {
 		__alt_start = .;
-		*(.alternative)
+		KEEP(*(.alternative))
 		__alt_end = .;
 	}
 	__init_end = .;
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index da9e5629ea43..e8f276fb1b11 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
 /* init and exit section handling */
 #define INIT_DATA							\
 	KEEP(*(SORT(___kentry+*)))					\
-	*(.init.data init.data.*)					\
+	*(.init.data .init.data.*)					\
 	MEM_DISCARD(init.data*)						\
 	KERNEL_CTORS()							\
 	MCOUNT_REC()							\