diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
index a6b20c7953d6..32b60272a4fa 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ SECTIONS
   __binary_start = .;
   . = ALIGN(4096);		/* Init code and data */
   _text = .;
+  __init_begin = .;
   INIT_TEXT_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE)
 
+  init.data : { INIT_DATA }
+  __init_end = .;
+
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
@@ -98,10 +102,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
   #include <asm/common.lds.S>
 
-  __init_begin = .;
-  init.data : { INIT_DATA }
-  __init_end = .;
-
   /* Ensure the __preinit_array_start label is properly aligned.  We
      could instead move the label definition inside the section, but
      the linker would then create the section even if it turns out to
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
index f7ec7e7f5981..7a6de1c74d6d 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 
   _text = .;
+  __init_begin = .;
   INIT_TEXT_SECTION(0)
 
+  init.data : { INIT_DATA }
+  __init_end = .;
+
   .text      :
   {
     _stext = .;
@@ -70,10 +74,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
   #include <asm/common.lds.S>
 
-  __init_begin = .;
-  init.data : { INIT_DATA }
-  __init_end = .;
-
   .data    :
   {
     INIT_TASK_DATA(KERNEL_STACK_SIZE)