diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index 82c67559dde7..3eba7f7bac05 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -178,14 +178,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	__initramfs_end = .;
   }
 #endif
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  .data.percpu  : AT(ADDR(.data.percpu) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-	__per_cpu_start = .;
-	*(.data.percpu.page_aligned)
-	*(.data.percpu)
-	*(.data.percpu.shared_aligned)
-	__per_cpu_end = .;
-  }
+  PERCPU(PAGE_SIZE)
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   /* freed after init ends here */