--- linux-3.10/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-3.10/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@
 		CONSTRUCTORS
 		. = ALIGN(4 * 1024);
 		__avm_kernel_config_start = .;
-		. += 64 * 1024;
+		arch/mips/kernel/avm_kernel_config_area.o(configarea)
+		arch/mips/kernel/avm_kernel_config_area.o(configareastrings)
+		. = __avm_kernel_config_start + (64 * 1024);
 		__avm_kernel_config_end = .;
 	}
 	_gp = . + 0x8000;