diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 2b2ac381195a..46c3c73e7f43 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ extern pmd_t early_dynamic_pgts[EARLY_DYNAMIC_PAGE_TABLES][PTRS_PER_PMD];
 static unsigned int __initdata next_early_pgt;
 pmdval_t early_pmd_flags = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE & ~(_PAGE_GLOBAL | _PAGE_NX);
 
-static void __init *fixup_pointer(void *ptr, unsigned long physaddr)
+#define __head	__section(.head.text)
+
+static void __head *fixup_pointer(void *ptr, unsigned long physaddr)
 {
 	return ptr - (void *)_text + (void *)physaddr;
 }
 
-void __init __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr)
+void __head __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr)
 {
 	unsigned long load_delta, *p;
 	pgdval_t *pgd;