diff --git a/conf/Makefile.common b/conf/Makefile.common
index 5083d5f1e..11296b550 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.common
+++ b/conf/Makefile.common
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CFLAGS_KERNEL = $(CFLAGS_PLATFORM) -ffreestanding
 LDFLAGS_KERNEL = $(LDFLAGS_PLATFORM) -nostdlib $(TARGET_LDFLAGS_OLDMAGIC)
 CPPFLAGS_KERNEL = $(CPPFLAGS_CPU) $(CPPFLAGS_PLATFORM) -DGRUB_KERNEL=1
 CCASFLAGS_KERNEL = $(CCASFLAGS_CPU) $(CCASFLAGS_PLATFORM)
-STRIPFLAGS_KERNEL = -R .rel.dyn -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .drectve -R .note.gnu.gold-version -R .MIPS.abiflags
+STRIPFLAGS_KERNEL = -R .rel.dyn -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .drectve -R .note.gnu.gold-version -R .MIPS.abiflags -R .ARM.exidx
 
 CFLAGS_MODULE = $(CFLAGS_PLATFORM) -ffreestanding
 LDFLAGS_MODULE = $(LDFLAGS_PLATFORM) -nostdlib $(TARGET_LDFLAGS_OLDMAGIC) -Wl,-r,-d
diff --git a/gentpl.py b/gentpl.py
index 76971d3ce..0782e447d 100644
--- a/gentpl.py
+++ b/gentpl.py
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ def image(defn, platform):
 if test x$(TARGET_APPLE_LINKER) = x1; then \
   $(MACHO2IMG) $< $@; \
 else \
-  $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) $(""" + cname(defn) + """_OBJCOPYFLAGS) --strip-unneeded -R .note -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .MIPS.abiflags -R .reginfo -R .rel.dyn -R .note.gnu.gold-version $< $@; \
+  $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) $(""" + cname(defn) + """_OBJCOPYFLAGS) --strip-unneeded -R .note -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .MIPS.abiflags -R .reginfo -R .rel.dyn -R .note.gnu.gold-version -R .ARM.exidx $< $@; \
 fi
 """)
 
diff --git a/grub-core/genmod.sh.in b/grub-core/genmod.sh.in
index 7dcafd9d3..005cb1985 100644
--- a/grub-core/genmod.sh.in
+++ b/grub-core/genmod.sh.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if test x@TARGET_APPLE_LINKER@ != x1; then
 		-K grub_mod_init -K grub_mod_fini \
 		-K _grub_mod_init -K _grub_mod_fini \
 		-R .note.gnu.gold-version -R .note.GNU-stack \
-		-R .note -R .comment $tmpfile || exit 1
+		-R .note -R .comment -R .ARM.exidx $tmpfile || exit 1
 	fi
 	if ! test -z "${TARGET_OBJ2ELF}"; then
 	    "${TARGET_OBJ2ELF}" $tmpfile || exit 1