diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/xen.lds.S b/xen/arch/arm/xen.lds.S
index 44bd3bf0ce..2d54f224ec 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/xen.lds.S
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/xen.lds.S
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ SECTIONS
        __stop_bug_frames_2 = .;
        *(.rodata)
        *(.rodata.*)
+       *(.data.rel.ro)
+       *(.data.rel.ro.*)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCK_PROFILE
        . = ALIGN(POINTER_ALIGN);
@@ -97,8 +99,6 @@ SECTIONS
        __stop___pre_ex_table = .;
 
        *(.data.read_mostly)
-       *(.data.rel.ro)
-       *(.data.rel.ro.*)
   } :text
 
   . = ALIGN(8);
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/xen.lds.S b/xen/arch/x86/xen.lds.S
index 8289a1bf09..ff08bbe42a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/xen.lds.S
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/xen.lds.S
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
        *(.rodata)
        *(.rodata.*)
+       *(.data.rel.ro)
+       *(.data.rel.ro.*)
 
 #if defined(BUILD_ID) && defined(EFI) && !defined(BUILD_ID_EFI)
 /*
@@ -224,8 +226,6 @@ SECTIONS
        __start_schedulers_array = .;
        *(.data.schedulers)
        __end_schedulers_array = .;
-       *(.data.rel.ro)
-       *(.data.rel.ro.*)
   } :text
 
   .data : {                    /* Data */