3 files changed, 2 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 991b8bbff4ff..74d000480b69 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config ALPHA
         select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
         select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
         select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
+        select HAVE_GENERIC_INIT_TASK
         help
           The Alpha is a 64-bit general-purpose processor designed and
           marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation of blessed memory,
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
index 7a6d908bb865..84ec46b38f7d 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extra-y		:= head.o vmlinux.lds
 asflags-y       := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
 ccflags-y       := -Wno-sign-compare
 
-obj-y    := entry.o traps.o process.o init_task.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
+obj-y    := entry.o traps.o process.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
             irq_alpha.o signal.o setup.o ptrace.o time.o \
             alpha_ksyms.o systbls.o err_common.o io.o
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f80ca4f9766..000000000000
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/init_task.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/mqueue.h>
-#include <asm/uaccess.h>
-
-
-static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
-static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
-
-union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
-        { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };