diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
index 75e4f001e706..f543b70ffae2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@
  */
 	.text
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include <asm/page_types.h>
 #include <asm/boot.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 
-	.section ".text.head","ax",@progbits
+	__HEAD
 ENTRY(startup_32)
 	cld
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index f62c284db9eb..077e1b69198e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	.code32
 	.text
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable_types.h>
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor-flags.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 
-	.section ".text.head"
+	__HEAD
 	.code32
 ENTRY(startup_32)
 	cld
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index cc353e1b3ffd..f4193bb48782 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
+
 OUTPUT_FORMAT(CONFIG_OUTPUT_FORMAT, CONFIG_OUTPUT_FORMAT, CONFIG_OUTPUT_FORMAT)
 
 #undef i386
@@ -18,9 +20,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	 * address 0.
 	 */
 	. = 0;
-	.text.head : {
+	.head.text : {
 		_head = . ;
-		*(.text.head)
+		HEAD_TEXT
 		_ehead = . ;
 	}
 	.rodata.compressed : {