diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 346c19a949fd..1dd78c84888a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __init_begin = .;
+  _sinittext = .;
   .init.text : { 
-	_sinittext = .;
 	*(.init.text)
-	_einittext = .;
   }
+  _einittext = .;
   __init_text_end = .;
   .init.data : { *(.init.data) }
   . = ALIGN(16);