diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 34d3ed64fe8e..a527b1c7d278 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jiffies = jiffies_64;
 #define TRAMP_TEXT					\
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);				\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__entry_tramp_text_start) = .;	\
-	*(.entry.tramp.text)				\
+	KEEP(*(.entry.tramp.text))			\
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);				\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__entry_tramp_text_end) = .;
 #else