diff --git a/arch/sparc64/lib/GENbzero.S b/arch/sparc64/lib/GENbzero.S
index f9c71d64eba1..6a4f956a2f7a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/lib/GENbzero.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/lib/GENbzero.S
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	.align 4;		\
 99:	retl;			\
 	 mov	%o1, %o0;	\
-	.section __ex_table;	\
+	.section __ex_table,"a";\
 	.align 4;		\
 	.word 98b, 99b;		\
 	.text;			\
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/lib/NGbzero.S b/arch/sparc64/lib/NGbzero.S
index f10e4529ee37..814d5f7a45e1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/lib/NGbzero.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/lib/NGbzero.S
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	.align 4;		\
 99:	retl;			\
 	 mov	%o1, %o0;	\
-	.section __ex_table;	\
+	.section __ex_table,"a";\
 	.align 4;		\
 	.word 98b, 99b;		\
 	.text;			\