diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S
index 6ecd92b74ce..b624e09c9fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
  * arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_vectors.S)
  */
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_ARMV7M_CMNVECTOR
-
 /************************************************************************************
  * Preprocessor Definitions
  ************************************************************************************/
@@ -77,12 +75,16 @@
  * Global Symbols
  ************************************************************************************/
 
-	.globl		__start
-
 	.syntax		unified
 	.thumb
 	.file		"stm32_vectors.S"
 
+/* Check if common ARMv7 interrupt vectoring is used (see arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_vectors.S) */
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_ARMV7M_CMNVECTOR
+
+	globl		__start
+
 /************************************************************************************
  * Macros
  ************************************************************************************/