diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index 88e46d4a7784..0c42535ec696 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ SECTIONS
 		HEAD_TEXT
 		_ehead = . ;
 	}
-	.rodata.compressed : {
-		*(.rodata.compressed)
-	}
 	.text :	{
 		_text = .;	/* Text */
 		*(.text)
 		*(.text.*)
 		_etext = . ;
 	}
+	.rodata.compressed : {
+		*(.rodata.compressed)
+	}
 	.rodata : {
 		_rodata = . ;
 		*(.rodata)	 /* read-only data */