diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h b/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h
index 40f9f0b078a4..12af2ba8d558 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/image.h
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
 
-__efistub_stext_offset = stext - _text;
+/*
+ * Use ABSOLUTE() to avoid ld.lld treating this as a relative symbol:
+ * https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/561
+ */
+__efistub_stext_offset = ABSOLUTE(stext - _text);
 
 /*
  * The EFI stub has its own symbol namespace prefixed by __efistub_, to