diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_32.S
index b4f495bbd5a1..8ed1f5d371f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_32.S
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ftrace_graph_call:
 #endif
 
 /* This is weak to keep gas from relaxing the jumps */
-WEAK(ftrace_stub)
+SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(ftrace_stub, SYM_L_WEAK)
 	ret
 SYM_CODE_END(ftrace_caller)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
index 16deae706950..69c8d1b9119e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(ftrace_graph_call, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
  * This is weak to keep gas from relaxing the jumps.
  * It is also used to copy the retq for trampolines.
  */
-WEAK(ftrace_stub)
+SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(ftrace_stub, SYM_L_WEAK)
 	retq
 SYM_FUNC_END(ftrace_caller)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index ea24aa5465fd..3fe7d2008b7a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_32)
 	jmp *%eax
 
 .Lbad_subarch:
-WEAK(xen_entry)
+SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(xen_entry, SYM_L_WEAK)
 	/* Unknown implementation; there's really
 	   nothing we can do at this point. */
 	ud2a
diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 331a2306312c..9280209d1f62 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
 #endif /* LINKER_SCRIPT */
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86
 #ifndef WEAK
 /* deprecated, use SYM_FUNC_START_WEAK* */
 #define WEAK(name)	   \
 	SYM_FUNC_START_WEAK(name)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_X86
 #ifndef END
 /* deprecated, use SYM_FUNC_END, SYM_DATA_END, or SYM_END */
 #define END(name) \