2 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index b7ab3c335fae..fad3674b06a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ SECTIONS
         EXIT_DATA
   }
 
-/* vdso blob that is mapped into user space */
-  vdso_start = . ;
-  .vdso  : AT(ADDR(.vdso) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.vdso) }
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  vdso_end = .;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   __initramfs_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso.S b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso.S
index 4b1620a1529e..1d3aa6b87181 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso.S
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso.S
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
-        .section ".vdso","a"
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+__INITDATA
+
+        .globl vdso_start, vdso_end
+vdso_start:
         .incbin "arch/x86/vdso/vdso.so"
+vdso_end:
+
+__FINIT