diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
index b4247f4780657993eef27f9e15ed2169b088793b..209ae5ad34958044ae3d6addcafa090f890a8be7 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/setup.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void __init setup_arch (char **cmdline_p)
 {
 	struct clk *cpu_clk;
 
-	init_mm.start_code = (unsigned long)_text;
+	init_mm.start_code = (unsigned long)_stext;
 	init_mm.end_code = (unsigned long)_etext;
 	init_mm.end_data = (unsigned long)_edata;
 	init_mm.brk = (unsigned long)_end;
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9cd2bd91d64a613a90b07e148c9e06bda955b9b1..a4589176bed5d7940d1f0e66d144a933892557f5 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	. = CONFIG_ENTRY_ADDRESS;
 	.init		: AT(ADDR(.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-		_stext = .;
+		_text = .;
 		__init_begin = .;
 			_sinittext = .;
 			*(.text.reset)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.text		: AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		_evba = .;
-		_text = .;
+		_stext = .;
 		*(.ex.text)
 		*(.irq.text)
 		KPROBES_TEXT