diff --git a/common_zarch.h b/common_zarch.h
index 7911f11ae..035bcd27c 100644
--- a/common_zarch.h
+++ b/common_zarch.h
@@ -103,9 +103,16 @@ static inline int blas_quickdivide(blasint x, blasint y){
 	.global	REALNAME ;\
 	.type	REALNAME, %function ;\
 REALNAME:
- 
 
-#define EPILOGUE
+#if defined(__ELF__) && defined(__linux__)
+# define GNUSTACK .section        .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
+#else
+# define GNUSTACK
+#endif
+
+#define EPILOGUE \
+        .size    REALNAME, .-REALNAME;	\
+        GNUSTACK
 
 #define PROFCODE
 
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/ctrmm4x4V.S b/kernel/zarch/ctrmm4x4V.S
index 123f2ead0..dd997fbdf 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/ctrmm4x4V.S
+++ b/kernel/zarch/ctrmm4x4V.S
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ ld %f10,136(%r15)
 ld %f11,144(%r15)
 ld %f12,152(%r15)
 br %r14
+
+EPILOGUE
 .end
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/gemm8x4V.S b/kernel/zarch/gemm8x4V.S
index 633e60ea6..47ce5f8dd 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/gemm8x4V.S
+++ b/kernel/zarch/gemm8x4V.S
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ ALIGN_2
 /*end*/
 lmg %r6,%r12,48(%r15) 
 br %r14
+
+EPILOGUE
 .end
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/strmm8x4V.S b/kernel/zarch/strmm8x4V.S
index e34a7a05a..c93c928cb 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/strmm8x4V.S
+++ b/kernel/zarch/strmm8x4V.S
@@ -845,6 +845,8 @@ ALIGN_2
     lmg %r6,%r12,48(%r15) 
 #endif
 br %r14
+
+EPILOGUE
 .end
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/trmm8x4V.S b/kernel/zarch/trmm8x4V.S
index 4da113ff3..de337e351 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/trmm8x4V.S
+++ b/kernel/zarch/trmm8x4V.S
@@ -864,6 +864,8 @@ ALIGN_2
     lmg %r6,%r12,48(%r15) 
 #endif
 br %r14
+
+EPILOGUE
 .end
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/ztrmm4x4V.S b/kernel/zarch/ztrmm4x4V.S
index 6fd7f2509..fa99daee5 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/ztrmm4x4V.S
+++ b/kernel/zarch/ztrmm4x4V.S
@@ -719,6 +719,8 @@ ld %f10,136(%r15)
 ld %f11,144(%r15)
 ld %f12,152(%r15)
 br %r14
+
+EPILOGUE
 .end