diff --git a/minix/kernel/arch/earm/head.S b/minix/kernel/arch/earm/head.S
index 03f9f97e0..b384283e1 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/arch/earm/head.S
+++ b/minix/kernel/arch/earm/head.S
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "arch_proto.h" /* K_STACK_SIZE */
 
-.text
+.section .startup
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /*					MINIX				     */
 /*===========================================================================*/
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ MINIX:
 /* this is the entry point for the MINIX kernel */
 	b multiboot_init
 
+.text
 multiboot_init:
 	ldr	sp, =load_stack_start	/* make usable stack */
 	mov	fp, #0
diff --git a/minix/kernel/arch/earm/kernel.lds b/minix/kernel/arch/earm/kernel.lds
index b41fcad29..860e40167 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/arch/earm/kernel.lds
+++ b/minix/kernel/arch/earm/kernel.lds
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = _kern_phys_base;
 	__k_unpaged__kern_unpaged_start = .;
 
-	.unpaged_text ALIGN(4096) : { unpaged_*.o(.text) }
+	.unpaged_text ALIGN(4096) : { unpaged_*.o(.startup); unpaged_*.o(.text) }
 	.unpaged_data ALIGN(4096) : { unpaged_*.o(.data .rodata*) }
 	__k_unpaged__kern_unpaged_edata = .;