diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index f9ed8a7ce2b6..6fce7f096b88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ endif
 
 head-y := arch/x86/kernel/head_$(BITS).o
 head-y += arch/x86/kernel/head$(BITS).o
-head-y += arch/x86/kernel/head.o
+head-y += arch/x86/kernel/ebda.o
 head-y += arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.o
 
 libs-y  += arch/x86/lib/
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index b81b22ee10ba..9abf8551c7e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 extra-y	:= head_$(BITS).o
 extra-y	+= head$(BITS).o
-extra-y	+= head.o
+extra-y	+= ebda.o
 extra-y	+= platform-quirks.o
 extra-y	+= vmlinux.lds
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ebda.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/head.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/ebda.c