diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/headsmp.S b/arch/arm/mach-imx/headsmp.S
index 6e1a56dafe35..de5047c8a6c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/headsmp.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/headsmp.S
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
-	.section ".text.head", "ax"
-
 diag_reg_offset:
 	.word	g_diag_reg - .