diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile.postlink b/arch/arm64/Makefile.postlink
index a13789148bfb..8cf297fb7dd9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile.postlink
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile.postlink
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ CMD_FIPS140_GEN_HMAC = crypto/fips140_gen_hmac
 quiet_cmd_gen_hmac = HMAC    $@
       cmd_gen_hmac = $(OBJCOPY) $@ \
 	--dump-section=$(shell $(READELF) -SW $@|grep -Eo '\.rela\.text\S*')=$@.rela.text \
-	--dump-section=$(shell $(READELF) -SW $@|grep -Eo '\.rela\.rodata\S*')=$@.rela.rodata \
+	--dump-section=$(shell $(READELF) -SW $@|grep -Eo '\.rela\.rodata\S*')=$@.rela.rodata && \
+	$(OBJCOPY) $@ \
 	--add-section=.init.rela.text=$@.rela.text \
 	--add-section=.init.rela.rodata=$@.rela.rodata \
 	--set-section-flags=.init.rela.text=alloc,readonly \