diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 11d5115bc44d..1ec6b703c5b4 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 
 #define EMITS_PT_NOTE
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN	16
 
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ SECTIONS {
 	/*
 	 * Read-only data
 	 */
-	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
 
 	/* MCA table */
 	. = ALIGN(16);