diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index 832cb28105bb..763faf037ec1 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long addr)
 static inline int init_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sinittext &&
-	    addr <= (unsigned long)_einittext)
+	    addr < (unsigned long)_einittext)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static inline int init_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
-	    addr <= (unsigned long)_etext)
+	    addr < (unsigned long)_etext)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING &&