diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
index 54e68c11ae15971b38ced3d570ebc973d45c250c..c01467f952d38b6552ace4c25815824f4d1560d3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/reg.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 	mtspr	SPRN_DBAT##n##L,RB;	\
 1:
 
-	.section	.text.head, "ax"
+	__HEAD
 	.stabs	"arch/powerpc/kernel/",N_SO,0,0,0f
 	.stabs	"head_32.S",N_SO,0,0,0f
 0:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
index 56d8e5d90c5be0b0518dcefaf2262a8ae97bd5da..0c96911d4299951181f5366a8023724ceb716f71 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
  *
  * This is all going to change RSN when we add bi_recs.......  -- Dan
  */
-	.section	.text.head, "ax"
+	__HEAD
 _ENTRY(_stext);
 _ENTRY(_start);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
index b56fecc93a16c68f2f9b40ed18304d996c9e343e..18d8a1677c4d76c2a5d411606fab5e9b8603f4dd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * option) any later version.
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
  *   r7 - End of kernel command line string
  *
  */
-	.section	.text.head, "ax"
+	__HEAD
 _ENTRY(_stext);
 _ENTRY(_start);
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
index 3c9452d4308b8d245f1c85816b62d971948c6d44..52ff8c53b93c0da349fb3f126e61a39fdfa8eec6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
 #else
 #define DO_8xx_CPU6(val, reg)
 #endif
-	.section	.text.head, "ax"
+	__HEAD
 _ENTRY(_stext);
 _ENTRY(_start);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S
index 4c22620d009bf91a5abcd430fe72943771748f05..5bdcc06d294c846d416c76dbb4eca8e7aa37fecd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  * option) any later version.
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/threads.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
  *   r7 - End of kernel command line string
  *
  */
-	.section	.text.head, "ax"
+	__HEAD
 _ENTRY(_stext);
 _ENTRY(_start);
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b9ef1644a7228d1113494fb270dc369d20299600..d7425fffbc1c0a5d3f80efe8091ddfdd54dc97e3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Text and gots */
 	.text : AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		ALIGN_FUNCTION();
-		*(.text.head)
+		HEAD_TEXT
 		_text = .;
 		*(.text .fixup .text.init.refok .exit.text.refok __ftr_alt_*)
 		SCHED_TEXT