diff --git a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d4729e3041..ef38371d73c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ add_custom_command(
   -I binary
   -B ${OUTPUT_ARCH}
   -O ${OUTPUT_FORMAT}
-  --rename-section .data=irq_vectors_alloc_data
+  --rename-section .data=irq_vectors_alloc
   irq_vectors_alloc.bin
   irq_vectors_alloc.o
   DEPENDS gen_idt_output irq_vectors_alloc.bin
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
index 7924df82560..c553201633a 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	z_interrupt_vectors_allocated = .;
 #ifdef LINKER_PASS2
-	KEEP(*(irq_vectors_alloc_data))
+	KEEP(*(irq_vectors_alloc))
 #else
 	. += (CONFIG_IDT_NUM_VECTORS + 7) / 8;
 #endif /* LINKER_PASS2 */