diff --git a/Documentation/mutex-design.txt b/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
index aa60d1f627e5..c91ccc0720fa 100644
--- a/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
+++ b/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ of advantages of mutexes:
 
     c0377ccb <mutex_lock>:
     c0377ccb:       f0 ff 08                lock decl (%eax)
-    c0377cce:       78 0e                   js     c0377cde <.text.lock.mutex>
+    c0377cce:       78 0e                   js     c0377cde <.text..lock.mutex>
     c0377cd0:       c3                      ret
 
    the unlocking fastpath is equally tight:
 
     c0377cd1 <mutex_unlock>:
     c0377cd1:       f0 ff 00                lock incl (%eax)
-    c0377cd4:       7e 0f                   jle    c0377ce5 <.text.lock.mutex+0x7>
+    c0377cd4:       7e 0f                   jle    c0377ce5 <.text..lock.mutex+0x7>
     c0377cd6:       c3                      ret
 
  - 'struct mutex' semantics are well-defined and are enforced if
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5c01d3c7020d..e07218a2577f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
   .text2 : AT(ADDR(.text2) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{ *(.text2) }
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-  .text.lock : AT(ADDR(.text.lock) - LOAD_OFFSET)
-	{ *(.text.lock) }
+  .text..lock : AT(ADDR(.text..lock) - LOAD_OFFSET)
+	{ *(.text..lock) }
 #endif
   _etext = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9f1784f586b9..fd3df56fc458 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 		TEXT_TEXT
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT
-        	*(.text.lock)
+		*(.text..lock)
 
 		. = ALIGN(16);          /* Exception table              */
 		__start___ex_table = .;
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock.h b/include/linux/spinlock.h
index 86088213334a..dd57af413266 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 /*
  * Must define these before including other files, inline functions need them
  */
-#define LOCK_SECTION_NAME ".text.lock."KBUILD_BASENAME
+#define LOCK_SECTION_NAME ".text..lock."KBUILD_BASENAME
 
 #define LOCK_SECTION_START(extra)               \
         ".subsection 1\n\t"                     \