diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/efi.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/efi.h
index 3a405dccb6cf..7278ce729cd6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/efi.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/efi.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ int efi_set_mapping_permissions(struct mm_struct *mm, efi_memory_desc_t *md);
 #define alloc_screen_info(x...)		&screen_info
 #define free_screen_info(x...)
 
+/* redeclare as 'hidden' so the compiler will generate relative references */
+extern struct screen_info screen_info __attribute__((__visibility__("hidden")));
+
 static inline void efifb_setup_from_dmi(struct screen_info *si, const char *opt)
 {
 }