diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index 30683883e0cdcf0bd669cb439206fefaf74301f2..dc5ed4bdd88d36317ba5fc87554d10156a7f9132 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -608,13 +608,6 @@ ignore_int:
 ENTRY(initial_code)
 	.long i386_start_kernel
 
-.section .text
-/*
- * Real beginning of normal "text" segment
- */
-ENTRY(stext)
-ENTRY(_stext)
-
 /*
  * BSS section
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 845776fe52984c8bf9c042fed4890c784cf2c938..a7c88bb4365030ed12f01e93ce0710cf8c668ae2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -64,6 +64,37 @@ SECTIONS
         phys_startup_64 = startup_64 - LOAD_OFFSET;
 #endif
 
+	/* Text and read-only data */
+
+	/* bootstrapping code */
+	.text.head : AT(ADDR(.text.head) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+		_text = .;
+		*(.text.head)
+	} :text = 0x9090
+
+	/* The rest of the text */
+	.text :  AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+		/* not really needed, already page aligned */
+		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+		*(.text.page_aligned)
+#endif
+		. = ALIGN(8);
+		_stext = .;
+		TEXT_TEXT
+		SCHED_TEXT
+		LOCK_TEXT
+		KPROBES_TEXT
+		IRQENTRY_TEXT
+		*(.fixup)
+		*(.gnu.warning)
+		/* End of text section */
+		_etext = .;
+	} :text = 0x9090
+
+	NOTES :text :note
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 # include "vmlinux_32.lds.S"
 #else
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index 3d3d49c31b0e300cb85b302811214a78ab6b911f..854009288ec4f4a373d288e374ab822552479c5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -1,27 +1,3 @@
-	/* Text and read-only data */
-	.text.head : AT(ADDR(.text.head) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-		_text = .;
-		*(.text.head)
-	} :text = 0x9090
-
-	/* read-only */
-	.text : AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-		/* not really needed, already page aligned */
-		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		*(.text.page_aligned)
-		TEXT_TEXT
-		SCHED_TEXT
-		LOCK_TEXT
-		KPROBES_TEXT
-		IRQENTRY_TEXT
-		*(.fixup)
-		*(.gnu.warning)
-		/* End of text section */
-		_etext = .;
-	} :text = 0x9090
-
-	NOTES :text :note
-
 	/* Exception table */
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index 2d7fa2016c316ff772f36cb4d442aacdf59a669b..b5d43670d809d06bf0123859400ca756eaedd52d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -1,23 +1,3 @@
-	/* Text and read-only data */
-	.text :  AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-		_text = .;
-		/* First the code that has to be first for bootstrapping */
-		*(.text.head)
-		_stext = .;
-		/* Then the rest */
-		TEXT_TEXT
-		SCHED_TEXT
-		LOCK_TEXT
-		KPROBES_TEXT
-		IRQENTRY_TEXT
-		*(.fixup)
-		*(.gnu.warning)
-		/* End of text section */
-		_etext = .;
-	} :text = 0x9090
-
-	NOTES :text :note
-
 	/* Exception table */
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {