diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 5793aedb24c6..cb12f164caf1 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 6466c2f79292..7602d1f8a9ec 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ 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;				\