diff --git a/arch/i386/Makefile b/arch/i386/Makefile
index 56ea4250f9820822e363287f28f77bc1e92ede7e..45409c13f6efd690aa8792b83059d3704caa0456 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ core-$(CONFIG_XEN)		+= arch/i386/xen/
 # default subarch .h files
 mflags-y += -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default
 
-head-y := arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task_32.o
+head-y := arch/i386/kernel/head_32.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task_32.o
 
 libs-y 					+= arch/i386/lib/
 core-y					+= arch/i386/kernel/ \
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
index d5367aa2510d3fda3a985c2223bb163974105c81..6ecf97da63b077ce95deabcfdbc140f08004b3d7 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y := head.o init_task_32.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y := head_32.o init_task_32.o vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y	:= process_32.o signal_32.o entry_32.o traps_32.o irq_32.o \
 		ptrace_32.o time_32.o ioport_32.o ldt_32.o setup_32.o i8259_32.o sys_i386_32.o \
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S b/arch/i386/kernel/head_32.S
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/i386/kernel/head.S
rename to arch/i386/kernel/head_32.S