diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S
index 7dc4087a9545..4e2389340837 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ SECTIONS {
 
 		*(.rodata) *(.rodata.*)
 		*(__vermagic)		/* Kernel version magic */
-		*(__markers_strings)
 		*(.rodata1)
 		*(.rodata.str1.1)
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index db22d136ad08..b5e2e4c6b017 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___tracepoints_ptrs) = .;		\
 		*(__tracepoints_ptrs)	/* Tracepoints: pointer array */\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___tracepoints_ptrs) = .;		\
-		*(__markers_strings)	/* Markers: strings */		\
 		*(__tracepoints_strings)/* Tracepoints: strings */	\
 	}								\
 									\