diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/head.S b/arch/mn10300/kernel/head.S
index 8a8309fbe3c4..14f27f3bfaf4 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/head.S
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version.
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/threads.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/param.h>
 #include <unit/serial.h>
 
-	.section .text.head,"ax"
+	__HEAD
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b8259668f7dc..24de6b90f401 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ SECTIONS
   _stext = .;
   _text = .;			/* Text and read-only data */
   .text : {
-	*(
-	.text.head
-	.text
-	)
+	HEAD_TEXT
 	TEXT_TEXT
 	SCHED_TEXT
 	LOCK_TEXT