diff --git a/arch/x86/core/ia32/crt0.S b/arch/x86/core/ia32/crt0.S
index 1c9afd3318d..0c6148001c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/ia32/crt0.S
+++ b/arch/x86/core/ia32/crt0.S
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ vm_enter:
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_MMU */
 .endm
 
-SECTION_FUNC(TEXT_START, __start)
+SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, __start)
 
 #include "../common.S"
 
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld
index d71620f4761..de1fbd59897 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ SECTIONS
 #include <snippets-rom-start.ld>
 
 	/* Needs KEEP() as ENTRY() is given a physical address */
-	KEEP(*(.text_start))
-	KEEP(*(".text_start.*"))
+	KEEP(*(.text.__start))
 	*(.text)
 	*(".text.*")
 	*(.gnu.linkonce.t.*)
diff --git a/include/linker/sections.h b/include/linker/sections.h
index e106083ceea..57b81031599 100644
--- a/include/linker/sections.h
+++ b/include/linker/sections.h
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@
 #if defined(_ASMLANGUAGE)
 /* Various text section names */
 #define TEXT text
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86)
-#define TEXT_START text_start /* beginning of TEXT section */
-#else
-#define TEXT_START text /* beginning of TEXT section */
-#endif
 
 /* Various data type section names */
 #define BSS bss