diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 76ab5caddf9af77164dfdbdec9470cc9f3a04f51..52c1db85452019b2447ece2f20fba818e4128e40 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
 include ${srctree}/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
 else
-include ${srctree}/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
+include ${srctree}/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
 endif
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile_64 b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
similarity index 94%
rename from arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
index 5bfd108f29d338c4818b3d1fbd8b5834cf5d632d..dc6b3380cc45c27933cd76b740aaf9aefa105701 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# linux/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile
+# linux/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
 #
 # create a compressed vmlinux image from the original vmlinux
 #
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
similarity index 99%
rename from arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/head_64.S
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index 49467640751fc0eb0a67c96ca7e9fa0b3d973fb0..cff3d1dc5dd453eea0b71ff40e804b235dc42d5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ no_longmode:
 	hlt
 	jmp     1b
 
-#include "../../kernel/verify_cpu_64.S"
+#include "../../../x86_64/kernel/verify_cpu_64.S"
 
 	/* Be careful here startup_64 needs to be at a predictable
 	 * address so I can export it in an ELF header.  Bootloaders
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/misc_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.lds b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.lds
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.lds
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.lds
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.scr b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.scr
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.scr
rename to arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_64.scr
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 76ab5caddf9af77164dfdbdec9470cc9f3a04f51..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
-include ${srctree}/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile_32
-else
-include ${srctree}/arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/Makefile_64
-endif