diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c
index 4085d72fa5ae8..5fb6d512502d8 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/unwinder.h>
-
-extern char _etext, _stext;
+#include <asm/sections.h>
 
 int kstack_depth_to_print = 0x180;
 int lwa_flag;