diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 16e49bfa2b42..53d719c04ba9 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+#define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
 KERNEL_STACK_SIZE = 4096 * (1 << CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_STATIC