diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 12b3d7d5e9e4..53e29d88f99c 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 				*(.data..vm0.pte)
 
 #define CC_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN	8
 
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 
@@ -129,9 +130,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	RO_DATA(8)
 
-	/* RO because of BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT */
-	EXCEPTION_TABLE(8)
-
 	/* unwind info */
 	.PARISC.unwind : {
 		__start___unwind = .;