diff --git a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
index 119d8ee1eaa..6cb83e4ef3c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/x86/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ if(CONFIG_X86_MMU)
     -I binary
     -B ${OUTPUT_ARCH}
     -O ${OUTPUT_FORMAT}
-    --rename-section .data=.mmu_data
+    --rename-section .data=mmu_tables
     mmu_tables.bin
     mmu_tables.o
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
index 48b09466b6a..fefee6b0104 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	MMU_PAGE_ALIGN
 	__mmu_tables_start = .;
 	z_x86_kernel_pdpt = .;
-	KEEP(*(.mmu_data));
+	KEEP(*(mmu_tables));
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_KPTI
 	z_x86_user_pdpt = .;
 	KEEP(*(.user_mmu_data));