2 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c
index 19b86328ffd7..6f80ca4f9766 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ 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
-        __attribute__((section(".data.init_thread")))
-        = { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+        { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 6dc03c35caa0..82803df17977 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
+#include <asm/thread_info.h>
 
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-alpha")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(alpha)
@@ -92,11 +93,6 @@ SECTIONS
         __init_end = .;
         /* Freed after init ends here */
 
-        /* Note 2 page alignment above.  */
-        .data.init_thread : {
-                *(.data.init_thread)
-        }
-
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         .data.page_aligned : {
                 *(.data.page_aligned)
@@ -110,6 +106,7 @@ SECTIONS
         _data = .;
         /* Data */
         .data : {
+                INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
                 DATA_DATA
                 CONSTRUCTORS
         }