diff --git a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cb83e4ef3c..049f6e52be1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ if(CONFIG_X86_MMU)
       -I binary
       -B ${OUTPUT_ARCH}
       -O ${OUTPUT_FORMAT}
-      --rename-section .data=.user_mmu_data
+      --rename-section .data=user_mmu_tables
       user_mmu_tables.bin
       user_mmu_tables.o
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
index fefee6b0104..d5ca64886aa 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEEP(*(mmu_tables));
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_KPTI
 	z_x86_user_pdpt = .;
-	KEEP(*(.user_mmu_data));
+	KEEP(*(user_mmu_tables));
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_KPTI */
 	__mmu_tables_end = .;
 	} GROUP_DATA_LINK_IN(RAMABLE_REGION, ROMABLE_REGION)