diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 83264922a878..ea23d3b76f95 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -73,11 +73,9 @@ char ignore_fpu_irq;
 
 /*
  * The IDT has to be page-aligned to simplify the Pentium
- * F0 0F bug workaround.. We have a special link segment
- * for this.
+ * F0 0F bug workaround.
  */
-gate_desc idt_table[NR_VECTORS]
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.idt"))) = { { { { 0, 0 } } }, };
+gate_desc idt_table[NR_VECTORS] __page_aligned_data = { { { { 0, 0 } } }, };
 #endif
 
 DECLARE_BITMAP(used_vectors, NR_VECTORS);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5c7826dd804b..7d6cef363c47 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ SECTIONS
 #endif
 
 		PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
-		*(.data.idt)
 
 		CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES)