diff --git a/sys/conf/files.arm64 b/sys/conf/files.arm64
--- a/sys/conf/files.arm64
+++ b/sys/conf/files.arm64
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	no-obj
 vmm_hyp_blob.elf.full				optional vmm		\
 	dependency	"vmm_hyp.o vmm_hyp_exception.o"			\
-	compile-with	"${SYSTEM_LD_BASECMD} -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC} --defsym=text_start='0x0'"	\
+	compile-with	"${SYSTEM_LD_BASECMD} -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC} --defsym=_start='0x0' --defsym=text_start='0x0'"	\
 	no-obj no-implicit-rule
 vmm_hyp_blob.elf				optional vmm		\
 	dependency	"vmm_hyp_blob.elf.full"				\
diff --git a/sys/modules/vmm/Makefile b/sys/modules/vmm/Makefile
--- a/sys/modules/vmm/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/vmm/Makefile
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
 
 vmm_hyp_blob.elf.full:	vmm_hyp_exception.o vmm_hyp.o
 	${LD} -m ${LD_EMULATION} -Bdynamic -T ${SYSDIR}/conf/ldscript.arm64 \
-	${_LDFLAGS} --no-warn-mismatch --warn-common --export-dynamic \
-	--dynamic-linker /red/herring -X -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC} \
-	--defsym=text_start='0x0'
+	    ${_LDFLAGS} --no-warn-mismatch --warn-common --export-dynamic \
+	    --dynamic-linker /red/herring -X -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC} \
+	    --defsym=_start='0x0' --defsym=text_start='0x0'
 
 vmm_hyp_blob.elf:	vmm_hyp_blob.elf.full
 	${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}