diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 53156389305f..ab65626185fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -134,15 +134,15 @@ SECTIONS
 		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
 #ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
 		__indirect_thunk_start = .;
-		*(.text.__x86.indirect_thunk)
-		*(.text.__x86.return_thunk)
+		*(.text..__x86.indirect_thunk)
+		*(.text..__x86.return_thunk)
 		__indirect_thunk_end = .;
 #endif
 		STATIC_CALL_TEXT
 
 		ALIGN_ENTRY_TEXT_BEGIN
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SRSO
-		*(.text.__x86.rethunk_untrain)
+		*(.text..__x86.rethunk_untrain)
 #endif
 
 		ENTRY_TEXT
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * definition.
 		 */
 		. = srso_alias_untrain_ret | (1 << 2) | (1 << 8) | (1 << 14) | (1 << 20);
-		*(.text.__x86.rethunk_safe)
+		*(.text..__x86.rethunk_safe)
 #endif
 		ALIGN_ENTRY_TEXT_END
 		*(.gnu.warning)
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
index 60e8b4c826b6..cd86aeb5fdd3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/frame.h>
 #include <asm/nops.h>
 
-	.section .text.__x86.indirect_thunk
+	.section .text..__x86.indirect_thunk
 
 
 .macro POLINE reg
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ SYM_CODE_END(__x86_indirect_jump_thunk_array)
  * As a result, srso_alias_safe_ret() becomes a safe return.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SRSO
-	.section .text.__x86.rethunk_untrain
+	.section .text..__x86.rethunk_untrain
 
 SYM_START(srso_alias_untrain_ret, SYM_L_GLOBAL, SYM_A_NONE)
 	UNWIND_HINT_FUNC
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ SYM_START(srso_alias_untrain_ret, SYM_L_GLOBAL, SYM_A_NONE)
 SYM_FUNC_END(srso_alias_untrain_ret)
 __EXPORT_THUNK(srso_alias_untrain_ret)
 
-	.section .text.__x86.rethunk_safe
+	.section .text..__x86.rethunk_safe
 #else
 /* dummy definition for alternatives */
 SYM_START(srso_alias_untrain_ret, SYM_L_GLOBAL, SYM_A_NONE)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ SYM_START(srso_alias_safe_ret, SYM_L_GLOBAL, SYM_A_NONE)
 	int3
 SYM_FUNC_END(srso_alias_safe_ret)
 
-	.section .text.__x86.return_thunk
+	.section .text..__x86.return_thunk
 
 SYM_CODE_START(srso_alias_return_thunk)
 	UNWIND_HINT_FUNC
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 30c81c0f17b2..f7f34a0b101e 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 		if (!strcmp(sec->name, ".noinstr.text") ||
 		    !strcmp(sec->name, ".entry.text") ||
 		    !strcmp(sec->name, ".cpuidle.text") ||
-		    !strncmp(sec->name, ".text.__x86.", 12))
+		    !strncmp(sec->name, ".text..__x86.", 13))
 			sec->noinstr = true;
 
 		/*