diff --git a/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 9aecdd3ddc48..150fafc32fb0 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,4 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/head.o $(obj)/piggy.o \
 ZTEXTADDR	:= 0x03000000
 ZBSSADDR	:= ALIGN(4)
 
-SEDFLAGS_lds	= s/TEXT_START/$(ZTEXTADDR)/;s/BSS_START/$(ZBSSADDR)/
-$(obj)/vmlinux.lds: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds.in arch/unicore32/boot/Makefile $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)
-	@sed "$(SEDFLAGS_lds)" < $< > $@
-
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DTEXT_START="$(ZTEXTADDR)" -DBSS_START="$(ZBSSADDR)"
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in b/arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in
rename to arch/unicore32/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S