2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 78450aaab9ef..9cb9a9021e6e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 
 #define INIT_TASK_DATA(align)                                           \
         . = ALIGN(align);                                               \
-        *(.data.init_task)
+        *(.data..init_task)
 
 /*
  * Read only Data
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
  */
 #define INIT_TASK_DATA_SECTION(align)                                   \
         . = ALIGN(align);                                               \
-        .data.init_task : {                                             \
+        .data..init_task : {                                            \
                 INIT_TASK_DATA(align)                                   \
         }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index abec69b63d7e..f00253b3fc47 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ extern struct cred init_cred;
 }
 
 /* Attach to the init_task data structure for proper alignment */
-#define __init_task_data __attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task")))
+#define __init_task_data __attribute__((__section__(".data..init_task")))
 
 
 #endif