diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 36ff15b..31fa80e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 #endif
 
+	NOTES
+
 	_etext = .;			/* End of text and rodata section */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
@@ -296,8 +298,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 #endif
 
-	NOTES
-
 	BSS_SECTION(0, 0, 0)
 	_end = .;