diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/Makefile
index c10c8233a893..11ef2c37ba57 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ core-$(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION)		+= arch/x86_64/ia32/
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)			+= arch/x86/pci/
 drivers-$(CONFIG_OPROFILE)		+= arch/x86/oprofile/
 
-boot := arch/x86_64/boot
+boot := arch/x86/boot
 
 PHONY += bzImage bzlilo install archmrproper \
 	 fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288 isoimage archclean
@@ -90,10 +90,12 @@ PHONY += bzImage bzlilo install archmrproper \
 #Default target when executing "make"
 all: bzImage
 
-BOOTIMAGE                     := arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage
+BOOTIMAGE                     := arch/x86/boot/bzImage
 KBUILD_IMAGE                  := $(BOOTIMAGE)
 
 bzImage: vmlinux
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/arch/x86_64/boot
+	$(Q)ln -fsn $(objtree)/arch/x86/boot/bzImage $(objtree)/arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(BOOTIMAGE)
 
 bzlilo: vmlinux
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(BOOTIMAGE) $@ 
 
 archclean:
+	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/x86_64/boot
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
 
 define archhelp
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/.gitignore b/arch/x86_64/boot/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 18465143cfa2..000000000000
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-bootsect
-bzImage
-setup
-setup.bin
-setup.elf
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f7b6c2cfa58..000000000000
--- a/arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#
-# arch/x86_64/boot/Makefile
-#
-# The actual boot code is shared with i386 including the Makefile.
-# So tell kbuild that we fetch the code from i386 and include the
-# Makefile from i386 too.
-
-src := arch/x86/boot
-include $(src)/Makefile