diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b9df2ab6529f..1283614c9b24 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ PHDRS {
 	text PT_LOAD FLAGS(5);	/* R_E */
 	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
 	user PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
+	data.init PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
 	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4);	/* R__ */
 }
 SECTIONS
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(8192);		/* init_task */
   .data.init_task : AT(ADDR(.data.init_task) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	*(.data.init_task)
-  } :data
+  }:data.init
 
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data.page_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.page_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {