diff --git a/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/linker.ld b/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/linker.ld
index 47a72aae2a8..9ed61873abd 100644
--- a/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/linker.ld
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ ENTRY(mtk_adsp_boot_entry)
 
 SECTIONS {
 
+  /* kluged-in entry point for Linux loader */
+  .sof_entry : {
+    KEEP(*(.sof_entry.text))
+  } > sram
+
 #include <xtensa_vectors.ld>
   > sram
 
diff --git a/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/soc.c b/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/soc.c
index 744980f084a..df98292af6b 100644
--- a/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/soc.c
+++ b/soc/mediatek/mt8xxx/soc.c
@@ -50,6 +50,27 @@ __asm__(".align 4\n\t"
 	"  movi  a1, " INIT_STACK "\n\t"
 	"  call4 c_boot\n\t");
 
+/* Unfortunately the SOF kernel loader doesn't understand the boot
+ * vector in the ELF/rimage file yet, so we still need a stub to get
+ * actual audio firmware to load.  Leave a stub in place that jumps to
+ * our "real" vector.  Note that this is frustratingly pessimal: the
+ * kernel wants the entry point to be at the start of the SRAM region,
+ * but (1) Xtensa can only load an immediate from addresses LOWER than
+ * a L32R instruction, which we can't do and so need to jump across a
+ * region to put one, and (2) the vector table that gets displaced has
+ * a 1024 byte alignment requirement, forcing us to waste ~1011 bytes
+ * needlessly.
+ */
+__asm__(".pushsection .sof_entry.text\n\t"
+	"  j 2f\n"
+	".align 4\n\t"
+	"1:\n\t"
+	"  .word mtk_adsp_boot_entry\n"
+	"2:\n\t"
+	"  l32r a0, 1b\n\t"
+	"  jx a0\n\t"
+	".popsection");
+
 /* Initial MPU configuration, needed to enable caching */
 static void enable_mpu(void)
 {