diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0cc035cb15f1..4b1b936a6e7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -414,8 +414,20 @@ SECTIONS
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
-}
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that the .got.plt is either completely empty or it
+	 * contains only the lazy dispatch entries.
+	 */
+	.got.plt (INFO) : { *(.got.plt) }
+	ASSERT(SIZEOF(.got.plt) == 0 ||
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	       SIZEOF(.got.plt) == 0x18,
+#else
+	       SIZEOF(.got.plt) == 0xc,
+#endif
+	       "Unexpected GOT/PLT entries detected!")
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 /*