diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index e9f353341693..0ad2f1e1ce9e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -Wno-sign-compare
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(aflags-y)
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:= -O binary
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -e start
 
 head-y		:= arch/s390/kernel/head.o
 head-y		+= arch/s390/kernel/$(if $(CONFIG_64BIT),head64.o,head31.o)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index e4c79ebb40e6..21109c63eb12 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-s390", "elf32-s390", "elf32-s390")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(s390)
-ENTRY(_start)
+ENTRY(startup)
 jiffies = jiffies_64 + 4;
 #else
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-s390", "elf64-s390", "elf64-s390")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(s390:64-bit)
-ENTRY(_start)
+ENTRY(startup)
 jiffies = jiffies_64;
 #endif