diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/sclp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/sclp.c
index d88db40bdf1591897326d05a6096d6653935bde3..f08af675f36f5371ce52e219cde59e176fee8c10 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/sclp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/sclp.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 #define EVTYP_VT220MSG_MASK	0x00000040
 #define EVTYP_MSG_MASK		0x40000000
 
-static char _sclp_work_area[4096] __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);
-static bool have_vt220, have_linemode;
+static char _sclp_work_area[4096] __aligned(PAGE_SIZE) __section(data);
+static bool have_vt220 __section(data);
+static bool have_linemode __section(data);
 
 static void _sclp_wait_int(void)
 {