diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
index 77d41cc7a688ac0b2a4c8239231a7edd75c3ff34..65d3da9db19bebaff6120ca3544ad7c198e1af80 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ static inline unsigned long xtensa_get_kio_paddr(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
 #define RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR		(XCHAL_RESET_VECTOR1_VADDR)
+#ifdef CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET
 #define VECBASE_VADDR			(KERNELOFFSET - CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET)
+#else
+#define VECBASE_VADDR			_vecbase
+#endif
 
 #if defined(XCHAL_HAVE_VECBASE) && XCHAL_HAVE_VECBASE
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
index 23f2e034ba46cb03cff51e734d96def6b5548fb5..7fc7bb9f3b8482c7a5af78d6b26df73ebbd4cba0 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	mem_reserve(__pa(&_stext), __pa(&_end));
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET
 	mem_reserve(__pa(&_WindowVectors_text_start),
 		    __pa(&_WindowVectors_text_end));
 
@@ -491,6 +492,8 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 		    __pa(&_Level6InterruptVector_text_end));
 #endif
 
+#endif /* CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	mem_reserve(__pa(&_SecondaryResetVector_text_start),
 		    __pa(&_SecondaryResetVector_text_end));
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 31411fc82662c82ec127188ccdb5fc3ac818e4e9..30d9fc21e0763c4115f7f5c74b78aba46ead1109 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jiffies = jiffies_64;
  * garbage.)
  */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET
 #define SECTION_VECTOR(sym, section, addr, max_prevsec_size, prevsec)       \
   section addr : AT((MIN(LOADADDR(prevsec) + max_prevsec_size,		    \
 		         LOADADDR(prevsec) + SIZEOF(prevsec)) + 3) & ~ 3)   \
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ jiffies = jiffies_64;
     *(section)								    \
     sym ## _end = ABSOLUTE(.);						    \
   }
+#else
+#define SECTION_VECTOR(section, addr)					    \
+  . = addr;								    \
+  *(section)
+#endif
 
 /*
  *  Mapping of input sections to output sections when linking.
@@ -85,6 +91,37 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     /* The HEAD_TEXT section must be the first section! */
     HEAD_TEXT
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET
+  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+  _vecbase = .;
+
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.WindowVectors.text, WINDOW_VECTORS_VADDR)
+#if XCHAL_EXCM_LEVEL >= 2
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.Level2InterruptVector.text, INTLEVEL2_VECTOR_VADDR)
+#endif
+#if XCHAL_EXCM_LEVEL >= 3
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.Level3InterruptVector.text, INTLEVEL3_VECTOR_VADDR)
+#endif
+#if XCHAL_EXCM_LEVEL >= 4
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.Level4InterruptVector.text, INTLEVEL4_VECTOR_VADDR)
+#endif
+#if XCHAL_EXCM_LEVEL >= 5
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.Level5InterruptVector.text, INTLEVEL5_VECTOR_VADDR)
+#endif
+#if XCHAL_EXCM_LEVEL >= 6
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.Level6InterruptVector.text, INTLEVEL6_VECTOR_VADDR)
+#endif
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.DebugInterruptVector.literal, DEBUG_VECTOR_VADDR - 4)
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.DebugInterruptVector.text, DEBUG_VECTOR_VADDR)
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.KernelExceptionVector.literal, KERNEL_VECTOR_VADDR - 4)
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.KernelExceptionVector.text, KERNEL_VECTOR_VADDR)
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.UserExceptionVector.literal, USER_VECTOR_VADDR - 4)
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.UserExceptionVector.text, USER_VECTOR_VADDR)
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.DoubleExceptionVector.literal, DOUBLEEXC_VECTOR_VADDR - 48)
+  SECTION_VECTOR (.DoubleExceptionVector.text, DOUBLEEXC_VECTOR_VADDR)
+#endif
+
     TEXT_TEXT
     VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__sched_text_start) = .;
     *(.sched.literal .sched.text)
@@ -132,6 +169,7 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(16);
     __boot_reloc_table_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET
     RELOCATE_ENTRY(_WindowVectors_text,
 		   .WindowVectors.text);
 #if XCHAL_EXCM_LEVEL >= 2
@@ -164,6 +202,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		   .DoubleExceptionVector.text);
     RELOCATE_ENTRY(_DebugInterruptVector_text,
 		   .DebugInterruptVector.text);
+#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
     RELOCATE_ENTRY(_SecondaryResetVector_text,
 		   .SecondaryResetVector.text);
@@ -186,6 +225,7 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(4);
   .dummy : { LONG(0) }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VECTORS_OFFSET
   /* The vectors are relocated to the real position at startup time */
 
   SECTION_VECTOR (_WindowVectors_text,
@@ -277,6 +317,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   . = (LOADADDR( .DoubleExceptionVector.text ) + SIZEOF( .DoubleExceptionVector.text ) + 3) & ~ 3;
 
+#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 
   SECTION_VECTOR (_SecondaryResetVector_text,