3 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/arch/cris/Makefile b/arch/cris/Makefile
index 71e17d3eeddb..29c2ceb38a76 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld -mcrislinux
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS := -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
 
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DDRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE=0x$(CONFIG_ETRAX_DRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE)
-
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mlinux -march=$(arch-y) $(inc)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlinux -march=$(arch-y) -pipe $(inc)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(inc)
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile b/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile
index ee7bcd4d20b2..b45640b3e600 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := -DDRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE=0x$(CONFIG_ETRAX_DRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE)
 extra-y := vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y   := process.o traps.o irq.o ptrace.o setup.o time.o sys_cris.o
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
index 51dcd04d2777..c99aeab7cef7 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-        __attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-                { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+        { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.