diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 78f2418e97c8..3c6b7abf0080 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -60,13 +60,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_end = .;
 
-	/DISCARD/ : {
-		EXIT_TEXT
-		EXIT_DATA
-		EXIT_CALL
-	}
-
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
 
+	DISCARDS
 }