diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S
index 7da00b799cd..0e50e1e5c57 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.note*)
 	}
-
-	. = ASSERT(_end <= WAKEUP_SIZE, "Wakeup too big!");
 }
+
+ASSERT(_end <= WAKEUP_SIZE, "Wakeup too big!");
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 92929fb3f9f..8d6001ad8d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-. = ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
-	   "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
+ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
+       "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
 #else
 /*
  * Per-cpu symbols which need to be offset from __per_cpu_load
@@ -319,12 +319,12 @@ INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_union);
 /*
  * Build-time check on the image size:
  */
-. = ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
-	   "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
+ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
+       "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-. = ASSERT((per_cpu__irq_stack_union == 0),
-           "irq_stack_union is not at start of per-cpu area");
+ASSERT((per_cpu__irq_stack_union == 0),
+       "irq_stack_union is not at start of per-cpu area");
 #endif
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_union);
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 #include <asm/kexec.h>
 
-. = ASSERT(kexec_control_code_size <= KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE,
-           "kexec control code size is too big");
+ASSERT(kexec_control_code_size <= KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE,
+       "kexec control code size is too big");
 #endif
-