diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 85598f7da40..1602373e539 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		__initramfs_end = .;
 #endif
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
+		__per_cpu_load = .;
 		__per_cpu_start = .;
 			*(.data.percpu.page_aligned)
 			*(.data.percpu)
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f45e4e508ec..3765efc5f96 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -213,17 +213,9 @@ SECTIONS
         { *(.data.cacheline_aligned) }
 
   /* Per-cpu data: */
-  percpu : { } :percpu
   . = ALIGN(PERCPU_PAGE_SIZE);
-  __phys_per_cpu_start = .;
-  .data.percpu PERCPU_ADDR : AT(__phys_per_cpu_start - LOAD_OFFSET)
-	{
-		__per_cpu_start = .;
-		*(.data.percpu.page_aligned)
-		*(.data.percpu)
-		*(.data.percpu.shared_aligned)
-		__per_cpu_end = .;
-	}
+  PERCPU_VADDR(PERCPU_ADDR, :percpu)
+  __phys_per_cpu_start = __per_cpu_load;
   . = __phys_per_cpu_start + PERCPU_PAGE_SIZE;	/* ensure percpu data fits
   						 * into percpu page size
 						 */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 295ccc5e86b..67f07f45338 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -181,14 +181,7 @@ 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(8);
 	.machine.desc : AT(ADDR(.machine.desc) - LOAD_OFFSET) {