diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/gdb-stub.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/gdb-stub.h
index 24f9738670bd..2da716407ff2 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/asm/gdb-stub.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/gdb-stub.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ extern void gdbstub_do_rx(void);
 extern asmlinkage void __debug_stub_init_break(void);
 extern asmlinkage void __break_hijack_kernel_event(void);
 extern asmlinkage void __break_hijack_kernel_event_breaks_here(void);
-extern asmlinkage void start_kernel(void);
 
 extern asmlinkage void gdbstub_rx_handler(void);
 extern asmlinkage void gdbstub_rx_irq(void);
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/debug-stub.c b/arch/frv/kernel/debug-stub.c
index 2f6c60c921e0..2845139c8077 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/debug-stub.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/debug-stub.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
+#include <linux/start_kernel.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/serial-regs.h>
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/gdb-stub.h b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/gdb-stub.h
index e5a6368559af..556cce992548 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/gdb-stub.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/gdb-stub.h
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ extern asmlinkage int  gdbstub_intercept(struct pt_regs *, enum exception_code);
 extern asmlinkage void gdbstub_exception(struct pt_regs *, enum exception_code);
 extern asmlinkage void __gdbstub_bug_trap(void);
 extern asmlinkage void __gdbstub_pause(void);
-extern asmlinkage void start_kernel(void);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_MN10300_CACHE_DISABLED
 extern asmlinkage void gdbstub_purge_cache(void);