diff --git a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
index 049f6e52be1..3d4729e3041 100644
--- a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ if(CONFIG_GDT_DYNAMIC)
     -I binary
     -B ${OUTPUT_ARCH}
     -O ${OUTPUT_FORMAT}
-    --rename-section .data=gdt_ram_data
+    --rename-section .data=gdt
     gdt.bin
     gdt.o
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
index d5ca64886aa..7924df82560 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	_gdt = .;
 #ifdef LINKER_PASS2
-	KEEP(*(gdt_ram_data))
+	KEEP(*(gdt))
 #else /* LINKER_PASS2 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE