diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S
index 0cddcc038422..6df05e6034fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 	.text
+	.section .bootstrap.text
 	.code32
 	.globl startup_32
 /* %bx:	 1 if coming from smp trampoline on secondary cpu */ 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 74db0062d4a2..029be20accef 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ SECTIONS
   phys_startup_64 = startup_64 - LOAD_OFFSET;
   _text = .;			/* Text and read-only data */
   .text :  AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	*(.bootstrap.text)
 	*(.text)
 	SCHED_TEXT
 	LOCK_TEXT