diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index fab3ac9a4574ab..1ce7889cd12b5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -121,19 +121,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text :  AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		_text = .;
 		_stext = .;
-		/* bootstrapping code */
-		HEAD_TEXT
-		TEXT_TEXT
-		SCHED_TEXT
-		LOCK_TEXT
-		KPROBES_TEXT
-		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
-#ifdef CONFIG_MITIGATION_RETPOLINE
-		*(.text..__x86.indirect_thunk)
-		*(.text..__x86.return_thunk)
-#endif
-		STATIC_CALL_TEXT
-
 		ALIGN_ENTRY_TEXT_BEGIN
 		*(.text..__x86.rethunk_untrain)
 		ENTRY_TEXT
@@ -147,6 +134,19 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.text..__x86.rethunk_safe)
 #endif
 		ALIGN_ENTRY_TEXT_END
+
+		/* bootstrapping code */
+		HEAD_TEXT
+		TEXT_TEXT
+		SCHED_TEXT
+		LOCK_TEXT
+		KPROBES_TEXT
+		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_MITIGATION_RETPOLINE
+		*(.text..__x86.indirect_thunk)
+		*(.text..__x86.return_thunk)
+#endif
+		STATIC_CALL_TEXT
 		*(.gnu.warning)
 
 	} :text = 0xcccccccc