diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 222d7038f2fd..f24a8fe8a7e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@
 #include <asm/highmem.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_BOOT_PARAMS
+struct boot_params __initdata boot_params;
+#else
+struct boot_params boot_params;
+#endif
+
 /* This value is set up by the early boot code to point to the value
    immediately after the boot time page tables.  It contains a *physical*
    address, and must not be in the .bss segment! */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
index 5c0c4bb5727d..5497fb9b00a0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
 #include <asm/highmem.h>
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_BOOT_PARAMS
-struct boot_params __initdata boot_params;
-#else
-struct boot_params boot_params;
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
 unsigned int num_processors;
 unsigned disabled_cpus __cpuinitdata;