diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 76c1e60..607bd67 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		__start___ex_table = .;
 		*(__ex_table)
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
-	}
+	} :data
 
 	.data : {		/* Data */
 		DATA_DATA