diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
index 2363b43312fc6..5f4c6b6c49742 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ pe_head_start:
 
 .align 2
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-relocate:
+	.global relocate_enable_mmu
+relocate_enable_mmu:
 	/* Relocate return address */
 	la a1, kernel_map
 	XIP_FIXUP_OFFSET a1
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ secondary_start_sbi:
 	/* Enable virtual memory and relocate to virtual address */
 	la a0, swapper_pg_dir
 	XIP_FIXUP_OFFSET a0
-	call relocate
+	call relocate_enable_mmu
 #endif
 	call setup_trap_vector
 	tail smp_callin
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ clear_bss_done:
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 	la a0, early_pg_dir
 	XIP_FIXUP_OFFSET a0
-	call relocate
+	call relocate_enable_mmu
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
 	call setup_trap_vector