diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/Makefile b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/Makefile
index db9e8f0892..38254e22df 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/Makefile
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ EXTRA_CFLAGS += -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -msoft-float
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(LIBC_INC) $(LIBNET_INC)
-LDFLAGS += -Wl,-pie -nostdlib -z noexecstack
+LDFLAGS += -Wl,-pie -nostdlib -z noexecstack -z text
 
 cc-test = $(CC) -Werror $1 -c -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 cc-option = if $(call cc-test, $1); then \
diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/start.S b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/start.S
index 576fc12c06..b70213e412 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/start.S
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/start.S
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ io_new_code:
     br      %r14
 
     .balign 8
-bss_start_literal:
-    .quad   __bss_start
 disabled_wait_psw:
     .quad   0x0002000180000000,0x0000000000000000
 enabled_wait_psw:
@@ -124,6 +122,11 @@ external_new_mask:
 io_new_mask:
     .quad   0x0000000180000000
 
+.data
+    .balign 8
+bss_start_literal:
+    .quad   __bss_start
+
 .bss
     .balign 8
 stack: