diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index 180b6fe8aed3a19c8d868b054756b3adc311f36c..2bf67c0e9339d2880699934ec82caab358641c96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
 #define	COMPAT_ELF_PLAT_INIT(regs, load_addr)		\
 	elf_common_init(&current->thread, regs, __USER_DS)
 
-void start_thread_ia32(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 new_ip, u32 new_sp);
-#define compat_start_thread start_thread_ia32
+void compat_start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 new_ip, u32 new_sp);
+#define compat_start_thread compat_start_thread
 
 void set_personality_ia32(bool);
 #define COMPAT_SET_PERSONALITY(ex)			\
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 71d7849a07f7ca93b126bf081464012c7a91c9a6..0831ba3bcf95527b43a2d14a4bc54989a46475c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip, unsigned long new_sp)
 			    __USER_CS, __USER_DS, 0);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
-void start_thread_ia32(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 new_ip, u32 new_sp)
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+void compat_start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 new_ip, u32 new_sp)
 {
 	start_thread_common(regs, new_ip, new_sp,
 			    test_thread_flag(TIF_X32)