diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c b/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
index 9179e8220314..f73d62e8ab60 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ extern void fp_enter(void);
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_ALIAS(sym,orig)		\
  EXPORT_CRC_ALIAS(sym)				\
  static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym	\
-  __attribute_used__ __attribute__((section("__ksymtab"))) =	\
+  __used __attribute__((section("__ksymtab"))) =	\
     { (unsigned long)&orig, #sym };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/mach/arch.h b/include/asm-arm/mach/arch.h
index fd2f9bf4dcc6..c59fad18e73b 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/mach/arch.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/mach/arch.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct machine_desc {
  */
 #define MACHINE_START(_type,_name)			\
 static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_type	\
- __attribute_used__					\
+ __used							\
  __attribute__((__section__(".arch.info.init"))) = {	\
 	.nr		= MACH_TYPE_##_type,		\
 	.name		= _name,
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/setup.h b/include/asm-arm/setup.h
index e5407392afca..7bbf105463f1 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/setup.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/setup.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct tagtable {
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#define __tag __attribute_used__ __attribute__((__section__(".taglist.init")))
+#define __tag __used __attribute__((__section__(".taglist.init")))
 #define __tagtable(tag, fn) \
 static struct tagtable __tagtable_##fn __tag = { tag, fn }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ struct early_params {
 };
 
 #define __early_param(name,fn)					\
-static struct early_params __early_##fn __attribute_used__	\
+static struct early_params __early_##fn __used			\
 __attribute__((__section__(".early_param.init"))) = { name, fn }
 
 #endif  /*  __KERNEL__  */
diff --git a/include/asm-arm26/setup.h b/include/asm-arm26/setup.h
index 10fd07c76662..e82562306475 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm26/setup.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm26/setup.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ struct tagtable {
 	int (*parse)(const struct tag *);
 };
 
-#define __tag __attribute_used__ __attribute__((__section__(".taglist")))
+#define __tag __used __attribute__((__section__(".taglist")))
 #define __tagtable(tag, fn) \
 static struct tagtable __tagtable_##fn __tag = { tag, fn }