diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 4e877354515f..e589da3c8949 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --be8
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE	+= --be8
 endif
 
+# We never want expected sections to be placed heuristically by the
+# linker. All sections should be explicitly named in the linker script.
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call ld-option, --orphan-handling=warn)
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_MODULE_PLTS),y)
 KBUILD_LDS_MODULE	+= $(srctree)/arch/arm/kernel/module.lds
 endif