diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index e3928f578891..cbf4db440e9c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		CON_INITCALL
 		SECURITY_INITCALL
 		INIT_RAM_FS
+		*(.init.rodata.* .init.bss)	/* from the EFI stub */
 	}
 	.exit.data : {
 		ARM_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_DATA)