diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/vmlinux.lds.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/vmlinux.lds.h
index d60f6e83a9f7..89697f204715 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-#define ARM_MMU_KEEP(x)		x
+#define ARM_MMU_KEEP(x)		KEEP(x)
 #define ARM_MMU_DISCARD(x)
 #else
 #define ARM_MMU_KEEP(x)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
index 5eddb75a7174..f2e8d4fac068 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___ex_table = .;
-		ARM_MMU_KEEP(KEEP(*(__ex_table)))
+		ARM_MMU_KEEP(*(__ex_table))
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index de373c6c2ae8..d592a203f9c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___ex_table = .;
-		ARM_MMU_KEEP(KEEP(*(__ex_table)))
+		ARM_MMU_KEEP(*(__ex_table))
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 	}