diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sections.h
index 71b32f2570ab..036c360910c5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <asm/extable.h>
 
 extern char __brk_base[], __brk_limit[];
-extern struct exception_table_entry __stop___ex_table[];
 extern char __end_rodata_aligned[];
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 41362e90142d..a1a758e25b2b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -143,15 +143,14 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.text.__x86.indirect_thunk)
 		__indirect_thunk_end = .;
 #endif
-
-		/* End of text section */
-		_etext = .;
 	} :text = 0x9090
 
 	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
 
-	/* .text should occupy whole number of pages */
+	/* End of text section, which should occupy whole number of pages */
+	_etext = .;
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
 	X86_ALIGN_RODATA_BEGIN
 	RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 	X86_ALIGN_RODATA_END
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index a6b5c653727b..26299e9ce6da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ int kernel_set_to_readonly;
 void set_kernel_text_rw(void)
 {
 	unsigned long start = PFN_ALIGN(_text);
-	unsigned long end = PFN_ALIGN(__stop___ex_table);
+	unsigned long end = PFN_ALIGN(_etext);
 
 	if (!kernel_set_to_readonly)
 		return;
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ void set_kernel_text_rw(void)
 void set_kernel_text_ro(void)
 {
 	unsigned long start = PFN_ALIGN(_text);
-	unsigned long end = PFN_ALIGN(__stop___ex_table);
+	unsigned long end = PFN_ALIGN(_etext);
 
 	if (!kernel_set_to_readonly)
 		return;
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
 	unsigned long start = PFN_ALIGN(_text);
 	unsigned long rodata_start = PFN_ALIGN(__start_rodata);
 	unsigned long end = (unsigned long) &__end_rodata_hpage_align;
-	unsigned long text_end = PFN_ALIGN(&__stop___ex_table);
+	unsigned long text_end = PFN_ALIGN(&_etext);
 	unsigned long rodata_end = PFN_ALIGN(&__end_rodata);
 	unsigned long all_end;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
index 7f2140414440..44a9f068eee0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static void pti_clone_kernel_text(void)
 	 */
 	unsigned long start = PFN_ALIGN(_text);
 	unsigned long end_clone  = (unsigned long)__end_rodata_aligned;
-	unsigned long end_global = PFN_ALIGN((unsigned long)__stop___ex_table);
+	unsigned long end_global = PFN_ALIGN((unsigned long)_etext);
 
 	if (!pti_kernel_image_global_ok())
 		return;