diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index dbb98f830f3e..e704188d7855 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jiffies = jiffies_64 + 4;
 
 SECTIONS {
 	. = CONFIG_KERNEL_START;
+	_start = CONFIG_KERNEL_BASE_ADDR;
 	.text : AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		_text = . ;
 		_stext = . ;