diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64-stub.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64-stub.c
index 78dfbd34b6bf..044efb779ed1 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64-stub.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64-stub.c
@@ -9,9 +9,17 @@
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  *
  */
+
+/*
+ * To prevent the compiler from emitting GOT-indirected (and thus absolute)
+ * references to the section markers, override their visibility as 'hidden'
+ */
+#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
+#include <asm/sections.h>
+#pragma GCC visibility pop
+
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <asm/efi.h>
-#include <asm/sections.h>
 
 efi_status_t __init handle_kernel_image(efi_system_table_t *sys_table_arg,
 					unsigned long *image_addr,