diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/smccc-call.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/smccc-call.S
index eae69e36c3..f70728f2c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/smccc-call.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/smccc-call.S
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include <asm/opcodes-sec.h>
 #include <asm/opcodes-virt.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_LOADER
 	.section	.text.efi_runtime
+#endif
 
 #define UNWIND(x...)
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/smccc-call.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/smccc-call.S
index 86de4b4089..dc92b28777 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/smccc-call.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/smccc-call.S
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
 #include <generated/asm-offsets.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_LOADER
 	.section	.text.efi_runtime
+#endif
 
 	.macro SMCCC instr
 	.cfi_startproc