diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index da776a60a9cb..c5a69e529cf6 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 	*(.data..decrypted)						\
 	*(.ref.data)							\
 	*(.data..shared_aligned) /* percpu related */			\
-	*(.data.unlikely)						\
+	*(.data..unlikely)						\
 	__start_once = .;						\
 	*(.data.once)							\
 	__end_once = .;							\
diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 17d7ed5f3ae6..bb7e47aa8181 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static inline int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void)
  */
 #define RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(c, s)						\
 	do {								\
-		static bool __section(".data.unlikely") __warned;	\
+		static bool __section(".data..unlikely") __warned;	\
 		if (debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() && (c) &&		\
 		    debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() && !__warned) {		\
 			__warned = true;				\