diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
index 71f733c4f66d..0e3ac686c175 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ extra-y := head.o vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y := align.o entry.o irq.o coprocessor.o process.o ptrace.o semaphore.o  \
 	 setup.o signal.o syscall.o time.o traps.o vectors.o platform.o  \
-	 pci-dma.o
+	 pci-dma.o init_task.o
 
 ## windowspill.o
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..021b4f46ff94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
+ *
+ * Xtensa Processor version.
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Tensilica Inc.
+ *
+ * Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/init_task.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mqueue.h>
+
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+
+static struct fs_struct init_fs = INIT_FS;
+static struct files_struct init_files = INIT_FILES;
+static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
+static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
+struct mm_struct init_mm = INIT_MM(init_mm);
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_mm);
+
+union thread_union init_thread_union
+	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
+{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+
+struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index ce758bab95b1..f53d7bd9dfb2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/init_task.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mqueue.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -45,20 +46,6 @@
 
 extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-static struct fs_struct init_fs = INIT_FS;
-static struct files_struct init_files = INIT_FILES;
-static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
-static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-struct mm_struct init_mm = INIT_MM(init_mm);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_mm);
-
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
-
-struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
-
 struct task_struct *current_set[NR_CPUS] = {&init_task, };
 
 void (*pm_power_off)(void) = NULL;