diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/.gitignore b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/.gitignore
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/.gitignore
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
similarity index 62%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 78514f3f626fb6aa39bdd2e7ca474e082ff4cb3f..76ab5caddf9af77164dfdbdec9470cc9f3a04f51 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
-include ${srctree}/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
+include ${srctree}/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
 else
 include ${srctree}/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
 endif
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile_32 b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
similarity index 97%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
index 0c64c314eadbc54817f5f89cb3eff649ef644ff5..22613c652d22d7a6ca5e250f8bfb8c11225ca144 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# linux/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile
+# linux/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
 #
 # create a compressed vmlinux image from the original vmlinux
 #
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/head_32.S
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc_32.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/relocs.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/relocs.c
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.lds b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.lds
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.lds
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.lds
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.scr b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.scr
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/i386/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.scr
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_32.scr
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 78514f3f626fb6aa39bdd2e7ca474e082ff4cb3f..76ab5caddf9af77164dfdbdec9470cc9f3a04f51 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
-include ${srctree}/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
+include ${srctree}/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
 else
 include ${srctree}/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
 endif