diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S
index f0b4b516304f48cb1863b1ebda7fafa80a0e5ab7..e91f01a5759841c60e200d278d93779bd885789c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ sun4e_notsup:
 	.align 4
 
 	/* The Sparc trap table, bootloader gives us control at _start. */
-	.section .text.head,"ax"
+	__HEAD
 	.globl	start, _stext, _start, __stext
 	.globl  trapbase
 _start:   /* danger danger */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 76267085b13b37f2934282a0dd4b95150cb97ea7..fcbbd000ec08408725997c3cd07db77a6d2684ac 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text TEXTSTART :
 	{
 		_text = .;
-		*(.text.head)
+		HEAD_TEXT
 		TEXT_TEXT
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT