diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/paca.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/paca.h
index c47d687ab01beb8e641472b604a8fad4794785d8..4b74c6c9d82a3a2eb4954c347b886e0f00a732c3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/paca.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/paca.h
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ struct paca_struct {
 };
 
 extern struct paca_struct *paca;
-extern __initdata struct paca_struct boot_paca;
 extern void initialise_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca, int cpu);
 extern void setup_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca);
 extern void allocate_pacas(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
index cd6da855090c6661310bc2321cd9f33554a52170..f8f24685f10ac210cab7077e14fb74b20f5288f9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ struct slb_shadow slb_shadow[] __cacheline_aligned = {
 struct paca_struct *paca;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(paca);
 
-struct paca_struct boot_paca;
-
 void __init initialise_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca, int cpu)
 {
        /* The TOC register (GPR2) points 32kB into the TOC, so that 64kB
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index 6da881b35dacce0aede124897342a3f5ed1b9a6c..f2514e13062bc24ffdf83d9e9178623357ba9bfc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ early_param("smt-enabled", early_smt_enabled);
 
 void __init early_setup(unsigned long dt_ptr)
 {
+	static __initdata struct paca_struct boot_paca;
+
 	/* -------- printk is _NOT_ safe to use here ! ------- */
 
 	/* Identify CPU type */