diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
index 143a2bb3e697..d7dd9030df3f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 #include <asm/errata_list.h>
 
+	.section .irqentry.text, "ax"
+
 SYM_CODE_START(handle_exception)
 	/*
 	 * If coming from userspace, preserve the user thread pointer and load