diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index d233f9e4b9c6..44103f9487c9 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -906,7 +906,12 @@
 #define TRACEDATA
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Discard .note.GNU-stack, which is emitted as PROGBITS by the compiler.
+ * Otherwise, the type of .notes section would become PROGBITS instead of NOTES.
+ */
 #define NOTES								\
+	/DISCARD/ : { *(.note.GNU-stack) }				\
 	.notes : AT(ADDR(.notes) - LOAD_OFFSET) {			\
 		__start_notes = .;					\
 		KEEP(*(.note.*))					\