diff --git a/ppc64.ld b/ppc64.ld
index 0059ee53ac..0a7c0dd0c8 100644
--- a/ppc64.ld
+++ b/ppc64.ld
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ SECTIONS
   .sdata2         : { *(.sdata2 .sdata2.* .gnu.linkonce.s2.*) }
   .sbss2          : { *(.sbss2 .sbss2.* .gnu.linkonce.sb2.*) }
   .eh_frame_hdr : { *(.eh_frame_hdr) }
-*(.gcc_except_table.*) } /* Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to
-adjust up to +     the same address within the page on the next page up.  */
+  /* Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to adjust up to
+     the same address within the page on the next page up.  */
   . = ALIGN (0x10000) - ((0x10000 - .) & (0x10000 - 1)); . = DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN
 (0x10000, 0x1000);   /* Exception handling  */
   .eh_frame       : { KEEP (*(.eh_frame)) }