diff --git a/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a3547f9d415b..ac99ba0864bf 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
  *  Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated
  *  Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com>
  */
+
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN	16
+
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -80,8 +83,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.gnu.warning)
 	}
 
-	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
-
 	RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 	.const :
 	{