diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 6ad76bf5fb40..98b37cf3ac6d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
-#define MCOUNT_REC()	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_mcount_loc) = .; \
+#define MCOUNT_REC()	. = ALIGN(8);				\
+			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_mcount_loc) = .; \
 			*(__mcount_loc)				\
 			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_mcount_loc) = .;
 #else
@@ -331,7 +332,6 @@
 	/* __*init sections */						\
 	__init_rodata : AT(ADDR(__init_rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
 		*(.ref.rodata)						\
-		MCOUNT_REC()						\
 		DEV_KEEP(init.rodata)					\
 		DEV_KEEP(exit.rodata)					\
 		CPU_KEEP(init.rodata)					\
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@
 	MEM_DISCARD(init.data)						\
 	KERNEL_CTORS()							\
 	*(.init.rodata)							\
+	MCOUNT_REC()							\
 	DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
 	CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
 	MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)