diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
index 807158e4b5d0..d5767cb19d56 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ int local_apic_timer_disabled;
 int local_apic_timer_c2_ok;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(local_apic_timer_c2_ok);
 
+int first_system_vector = 0xfe;
+
+char system_vectors[NR_VECTORS] = { [0 ... NR_VECTORS-1] = SYS_VECTOR_FREE};
+
 /*
  * Debug level, exported for io_apic.c
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c
index 0ae4a9d00ce8..76769ccb1425 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_32.c
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ int mp_irq_entries;
 
 static int disable_timer_pin_1 __initdata;
 
-int first_system_vector = 0xfe;
-
-char system_vectors[NR_VECTORS] = { [0 ... NR_VECTORS-1] = SYS_VECTOR_FREE};
-
 /*
  * Rough estimation of how many shared IRQs there are, can
  * be changed anytime.