diff --git a/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile
index 53e4178711e6..8c20a7965bda 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ boot-elf boot-redboot: $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(subdir-y)) \
 		       $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(host-progs))
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/$@ $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 
-OBJCOPYFLAGS = --strip-all -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id -O binary
+OBJCOPYFLAGS = --strip-all -R .comment -R .notes -O binary
 
 vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 162c77e53ca8..3e04845a15e6 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .fixup   : { *(.fixup) }
 
   EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
+  NOTES
   /* Data section */
 
   _sdata = .;