diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/init_task.c
index 118c5b9deda..d3970e8acd1 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * "init_task" linker map entry.
  */
 union thread_union init_thread_union
-    __attribute__ ((__section__(".init_task.data"))) = {
+    __init_task_data = {
 INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task)};