diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5d25d8eeb750..7910d41eb886 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 	}
 
-	BUG_TABLE
-
 	RODATA
 
 	. = ALIGN(THREAD_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2e516b871752..1a3b6ccd3620 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	_etext = .;
 
 	RODATA
-	BUG_TABLE
 
 	/* writeable */
 	/* Make sure this is page aligned so
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0c3000bf8d75..53d57d17a894 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	NOTES
 
-	BUG_TABLE
-
 /*
  * Init sections discarded at runtime
  */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b4607155e8d0..76c1e60c92f3 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	_etext = .;		/* End of text section */
 
 	NOTES :text :note
-	BUG_TABLE :text
 
 	RODATA
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index c7113786ecd4..7b4b82bd1156 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_etext = .;			/* End of text section */
 
-	BUG_TABLE
 	NOTES
 	RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index d1e177009a41..33fa46451406 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_etext = .;			/* End of text section */
 
-	BUG_TABLE
 	NOTES 
 	RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index 2674f5796275..cdb2363697d2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -49,16 +49,14 @@ SECTIONS
   	_etext = .;			/* End of text section */
   } :text = 0x9090
 
+  NOTES :text :note
+
   . = ALIGN(16);		/* Exception table */
   __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
   	__start___ex_table = .;
 	 *(__ex_table)
   	__stop___ex_table = .;
-  }
-
-  NOTES :text :note
-
-  BUG_TABLE :text
+  } :text = 0x9090
 
   RODATA
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index fd246e22fe6b..63e5c1a22e88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PHDRS {
 	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
 	user PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
 	data.init PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
-	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4);	/* R__ */
+	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(0);	/* ___ */
 }
 SECTIONS
 {
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ SECTIONS
 	_etext = .;		/* End of text section */
   } :text = 0x9090
 
+  NOTES :text :note
+
   . = ALIGN(16);		/* Exception table */
   __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
   	__start___ex_table = .;
 	 *(__ex_table)
   	__stop___ex_table = .;
-  }
-
-  NOTES :text :note
-
-  BUG_TABLE :text
+  } :text = 0x9090
 
   RODATA
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index f1992dc5c424..bf2851f93937 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 		*(.rodata1)						\
 	}								\
 									\
+	BUG_TABLE							\
+									\
 	/* PCI quirks */						\
 	.pci_fixup        : AT(ADDR(.pci_fixup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_early) = .;		\
@@ -312,6 +314,7 @@
 		.stab.indexstr 0 : { *(.stab.indexstr) }		\
 		.comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG
 #define BUG_TABLE							\
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
 	__bug_table : AT(ADDR(__bug_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
@@ -319,6 +322,9 @@
 		*(__bug_table)						\
 		__stop___bug_table = .;					\
 	}
+#else
+#define BUG_TABLE
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_TRACE
 #define TRACEDATA							\