diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 7fa660fd449c..eaa06ef6f7d9 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <linux/section-names.h>
+
 #ifndef LOAD_OFFSET
 #define LOAD_OFFSET 0
 #endif
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Section used for early init (in .S files) */
-#define HEAD_TEXT  *(.head.text)
+#define HEAD_TEXT  *(HEAD_TEXT_SECTION)
 
 /* init and exit section handling */
 #define INIT_DATA							\
diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index f121a7a10c3d..20a1334e34e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define _LINUX_INIT_H
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/section-names.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 
 /* These macros are used to mark some functions or 
  * initialized data (doesn't apply to uninitialized data)
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@
 #define __memexitconst   __section(.memexit.rodata)
 
 /* For assembly routines */
-#define __HEAD		.section	".head.text","ax"
+#define __HEAD		.section	__stringify(HEAD_TEXT_SECTION),"ax"
 #define __INIT		.section	".init.text","ax"
 #define __FINIT		.previous
 
diff --git a/include/linux/section-names.h b/include/linux/section-names.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c956f4eb2adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/section-names.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef __LINUX_SECTION_NAMES_H
+#define __LINUX_SECTION_NAMES_H
+
+#define HEAD_TEXT_SECTION .head.text
+
+#endif /* !__LINUX_SECTION_NAMES_H */