diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 07d32a4aea60..06632d69ee5a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	DISCARDS
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		/* ABI crap starts here */
+		*(.MIPS.abiflags)
 		*(.MIPS.options)
 		*(.options)
 		*(.pdr)