1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2b60b843ac5e..81c493156ce8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.rodata)
     *(.rodata.*)
   }
+  .data : {
+    /*
+     * The EFI stub always executes from RAM, and runs strictly before the
+     * decompressor, so we can make an exception for its r/w data, and keep it
+     */
+    *(.data.efistub)
+  }
   .piggydata : {
     *(.piggydata)
   }