diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index d9453c793570..09506e492f1d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	__end_of_kernel_reserve = .;
 
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-	.brk (NOLOAD) : AT(ADDR(.brk) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	.brk : AT(ADDR(.brk) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__brk_base = .;
 		. += 64 * 1024;		/* 64k alignment slop space */
 		*(.bss..brk)		/* areas brk users have reserved */