diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index e83a8cce41e9..e49b5a0c8585 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
+	select HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select HAVE_NMI
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 971a504001c2..cb7e9ed7a453 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Exception table for data bus errors */
 	__dbe_table : {
 		__start___dbe_table = .;
-		*(__dbe_table)
+		KEEP(*(__dbe_table))
 		__stop___dbe_table = .;
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.mips.machines.init : AT(ADDR(.mips.machines.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__mips_machines_start = .;
-		*(.mips.machines.init)
+		KEEP(*(.mips.machines.init))
 		__mips_machines_end = .;
 	}