diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
index f9efe9739d3f..0eaa89f3defd 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * handled. This is done by having a special ".data..init_task" section...
  */
 #define init_thread_info	init_task_mem.s.thread_info
+#define init_stack		init_task_mem.stack
 
 union {
 	struct {
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index f2cb8d45513d..f8834f820ec2 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ extern struct task_group root_task_group;
 #define INIT_TASK(tsk)	\
 {									\
 	.state		= 0,						\
-	.stack		= &init_thread_info,				\
+	.stack		= init_stack,					\
 	.usage		= ATOMIC_INIT(2),				\
 	.flags		= PF_KTHREAD,					\
 	.prio		= MAX_PRIO-20,					\