diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 95704e64b6a6..c44941d3b874 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -76,5 +76,16 @@ SECTIONS
 	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
+	/*
+	 * gcc emits .eh_frame for Alpha even with
+	 * -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables, and the kernel has no DWARF
+	 * unwinder to consume it.  The relocation sections are likewise
+	 * useless as the kernel image is not relocatable.
+	 */
+	/DISCARD/ : {
+		*(.eh_frame)
+		*(.rela .rela*)
+	}
+
 	DISCARDS
 }