diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 56fe6bc81fee..e4c79ebb40e6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	NOTES :text :note
 
+	.dummy : { *(.dummy) } :data
+
 	RODATA
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHARED_KERNEL