diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 7cdfe167074f..143db9c523e2 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@
  */
 #ifndef RO_AFTER_INIT_DATA
 #define RO_AFTER_INIT_DATA						\
-	__start_ro_after_init = .;					\
+	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_ro_after_init) = .;			\
 	*(.data..ro_after_init)						\
-	__end_ro_after_init = .;
+	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_ro_after_init) = .;
 #endif
 
 /*