diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 350b53b41e5b..47423aaf9d77 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SECTIONS
 			*(.init.setup)
 		__setup_end = .;
 		__early_begin = .;
-			*(__early_param)
+			*(.early_param.init)
 		__early_end = .;
 		__initcall_start = .;
 			*(.initcall1.init)
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/setup.h b/include/asm-arm/setup.h
index a4b3ebf9bdd1..ea3ed2465233 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/setup.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/setup.h
@@ -213,6 +213,6 @@ struct early_params {
 
 #define __early_param(name,fn)					\
 static struct early_params __early_##fn __attribute_used__	\
-__attribute__((__section__("__early_param"))) = { name, fn }
+__attribute__((__section__(".early_param.init"))) = { name, fn }
 
 #endif