diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 71470e9d93ba2e1c1071730093800817e194f08d..76bf071e376c9915b31fe96fc30dbb3090672a34 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -48,13 +48,7 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(8);
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 3ca574ee277271e04b05c79ed956337b3e7dfb7a..a8fa75ea07a991a3211da58766cb33dfbca235a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@ SECTIONS
 			*(.early_param.init)
 		__early_end = .;
 		__initcall_start = .;
-			*(.initcall1.init)
-			*(.initcall2.init)
-			*(.initcall3.init)
-			*(.initcall4.init)
-			*(.initcall5.init)
-			*(.initcall6.init)
-			*(.initcall7.init)
+			INITCALLS
 		__initcall_end = .;
 		__con_initcall_start = .;
 			*(.con_initcall.init)
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c
index cdd627c6b7dc3944003c4e3603637ead2b227cb6..5c4424e362b50cbaf918ccb264693f87ccf7509b 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c
@@ -38,13 +38,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		__setup_end = .;
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		__initcall_start = .;
-			*(.initcall1.init)
-			*(.initcall2.init)
-			*(.initcall3.init)
-			*(.initcall4.init)
-			*(.initcall5.init)
-			*(.initcall6.init)
-			*(.initcall7.init)
+			INITCALLS
 		__initcall_end = .;
 		__con_initcall_start = .;
 			*(.con_initcall.init)
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f474534ba78a50ff61b7c60b31fa37121ba3de1a..9c1fb12367fa3cfbedf6b8abe926fc40eb0e431e 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -44,13 +44,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init)
-	*(.initcall2.init)
-	*(.initcall3.init)
-	*(.initcall4.init)
-	*(.initcall5.init)
-	*(.initcall6.init)
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 6406c388f88aec3a1471ac2428544ac8cd52b57b..756325dd480e40ba5cfe5056d23e2675d04ed6da 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -118,13 +118,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(0x4) ;
 	___setup_end = .;
 	___initcall_start = .;
-		*(.initcall1.init)
-		*(.initcall2.init)
-		*(.initcall3.init)
-		*(.initcall4.init)
-		*(.initcall5.init)
-		*(.initcall6.init)
-		*(.initcall7.init)
+		INITCALLS
 	___initcall_end = .;
 	___con_initcall_start = .;
 		*(.con_initcall.init)
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1e7ac1c44ddc4a2c817712f72c85f15172a42622..adc1f232afeeddad4e92b8ee26412440966aef4d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -126,13 +126,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b3b2e389d6b2e2abc690f37e7e62bb39127afaba..d6083a0936f4e2e3ddd2c425e41ef0afc33ecb97 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -128,13 +128,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{
 	  __initcall_start = .;
-	  *(.initcall1.init)
-	  *(.initcall2.init)
-	  *(.initcall3.init)
-	  *(.initcall4.init)
-	  *(.initcall5.init)
-	  *(.initcall6.init)
-	  *(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
 	  __initcall_end = .;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 13c7bb698e376ac10164753093d83db15dfd6228..358b9cee2c6585c0a84d42e9e22ef4c7fbe52b64 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -83,13 +83,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init)
-	*(.initcall2.init)
-	*(.initcall3.init)
-	*(.initcall4.init)
-	*(.initcall5.init)
-	*(.initcall6.init)
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ccd2ceb05cfbc60fce2018bc0167e2cafcfa143c..58afa8be604ea1f1f6ab308e3634ea258f63c4bc 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -140,13 +140,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 		*(.init.setup)
 		__setup_end = .;
 		__initcall_start = .;
-		*(.initcall1.init)
-		*(.initcall2.init)
-		*(.initcall3.init)
-		*(.initcall4.init)
-		*(.initcall5.init)
-		*(.initcall6.init)
-		*(.initcall7.init)
+		INITCALLS
 		__initcall_end = .;
 		__con_initcall_start = .;
 		*(.con_initcall.init)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0bb9cd8894567d80697e52f51ec0f2228ca18824..25ed3337ce3590cf0376e070f6433e3ef03340d1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -91,13 +91,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init)
-	*(.initcall2.init)
-	*(.initcall3.init)
-	*(.initcall4.init)
-	*(.initcall5.init)
-	*(.initcall6.init)
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b3677fc8eef597fb9f4ebeb6fda0249e4a48f5f2..7b943b45f7cd518f7749aa50fcf6ed081d5615f0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -153,13 +153,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index cb0e8d46c3e8fa383f2be4f9d23cc1428ee39e09..e8342d86753675d0ad20b3866bcdb12165d30d49 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -108,13 +108,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.initcall.init : {
 		__initcall_start = .;
-		*(.initcall1.init)
-		*(.initcall2.init)
-		*(.initcall3.init)
-		*(.initcall4.init)
-		*(.initcall5.init)
-		*(.initcall6.init)
-		*(.initcall7.init)
+		INITCALLS
 		__initcall_end = .;
 		}
 
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 095fd3323323b077a3acbcdcdf00e91c7bacce02..16e8661e1fec331cf5fee951288ca6440de0e09b 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -115,13 +115,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init)
-	*(.initcall2.init)
-	*(.initcall3.init)
-	*(.initcall4.init)
-	*(.initcall5.init)
-	*(.initcall6.init)
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index af9e69a030112ae2c90428bc5fef2a41931c870b..fe0f2e97ba7bb8f063b174a4a1cbe53cda0d350e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -83,13 +83,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5eb9309181865a15343d39934af2bf282ef57c94..77b4026d5688683820a6ba83388f457a1f860a77 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a8fcc3a71585da3dbe4dd2ebc7b111c86f69d742..95c4d753e357132bc6e98ac8a3c4a465ba106451 100644
--- a/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -108,13 +108,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : C_PHYS(.initcall.init) {
-  	*(.initcall1.init)
-  	*(.initcall2.init)
-  	*(.initcall3.init)
-  	*(.initcall4.init)
-  	*(.initcall5.init)
-  	*(.initcall6.init)
-  	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1dd78c84888a3e1556645537db9c3f549d62f92d..5cc5ff7f8824d04f12665e12423b970fbf273553 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -49,13 +49,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b097379a49a8f2a7ff76f5fcd442434db0fb5138..bd9de8c2a2aa1c29158134d0bdaf04754efc8703 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -57,13 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 63399219cd9fca731fe4c7b473ce2288a1914ad4..88d087f527c9ff20b3e7bc591685e6c0cf309367 100644
--- a/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -140,13 +140,7 @@
 		___setup_end = . ;					      \
 		___initcall_start = . ;					      \
 			*(.initcall.init)				      \
-			*(.initcall1.init)				      \
-			*(.initcall2.init)				      \
-			*(.initcall3.init)				      \
-			*(.initcall4.init)				      \
-			*(.initcall5.init)				      \
-			*(.initcall6.init)				      \
-			*(.initcall7.init)				      \
+			INITCALLS					      \
 		. = ALIGN (4) ;						      \
 		___initcall_end = . ;					      \
 		___con_initcall_start = .;				      \
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1283614c9b247674ee75fd865744c9a95d902379..edb24aa714b4e0d58f1bbebe70b1e699abb16ce7 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -175,13 +175,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __setup_end = .;
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-	*(.initcall1.init) 
-	*(.initcall2.init) 
-	*(.initcall3.init) 
-	*(.initcall4.init) 
-	*(.initcall5.init) 
-	*(.initcall6.init) 
-	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
   __con_initcall_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ab6cdbd5eb684ab9eb0f78b2bda2fff08c6a7a2b..cfe75f52872593f9bdefa8c7871421e4bc89848b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -184,13 +184,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   __initcall_start = .;
   .initcall.init : {
-  	*(.initcall1.init)
-  	*(.initcall2.init)
-  	*(.initcall3.init)
-  	*(.initcall4.init)
-  	*(.initcall5.init)
-  	*(.initcall6.init)
-  	*(.initcall7.init)
+	INITCALLS
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 9d0d11c180d958674922d37e2d36c757fcd6142a..e3e83bcaf71047f2f113c76ed50d1abf8b312fa7 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -213,3 +213,13 @@
 
 #define NOTES								\
 		.notes : { *(.note.*) } :note
+
+#define INITCALLS							\
+  	*(.initcall1.init)						\
+  	*(.initcall2.init)						\
+  	*(.initcall3.init)						\
+  	*(.initcall4.init)						\
+  	*(.initcall5.init)						\
+  	*(.initcall6.init)						\
+  	*(.initcall7.init)
+