diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h
index a996d3990a02b211ddf6d0c5bb6cab7a9ad798be..0c2151451ba593be330d1252f8609d9c53cb762b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ static inline int arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed(unsigned long addr)
  * final .boot.data section, which should be identical in the decompressor and
  * the decompressed kernel (that is checked during the build).
  */
-#define __bootdata(var) __section(".boot.data.var") var
+#define __bootdata(var) __section(".boot.data." #var) var
 
 /*
  * .boot.preserved.data is similar to .boot.data, but it is not part of the
  * .init section and thus will be preserved for later use in the decompressed
  * kernel.
  */
-#define __bootdata_preserved(var) __section(".boot.preserved.data.var") var
+#define __bootdata_preserved(var) __section(".boot.preserved.data." #var) var
 
 extern unsigned long __sdma, __edma;
 extern unsigned long __stext_dma, __etext_dma;