diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 7eb3d25d0dae..b2813b5e47a0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Start of init data section */
 	__init_data_begin = .;
 	INIT_DATA_SECTION(16)
+	.init.bss : {
+		*(.init.bss)	/* from the EFI stub */
+	}
 	.exit.data :
 	{
 		EXIT_DATA