diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index bf977f8..7b2541e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)
+#if (defined(CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)) || \
+	defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG)
 #define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)	x
 #else
 #define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)