diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h
index 8edb824049b9..0cb0ca149ac3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 
-extern long __machvec_start, __machvec_end;
+extern char __machvec_start[], __machvec_end[];
 extern char __uncached_start, __uncached_end;
 extern char __start_eh_frame[], __stop_eh_frame[];
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c b/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c
index d606679a211e..57efaf5b82ae 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #define MV_NAME_SIZE 32
 
 #define for_each_mv(mv) \
-	for ((mv) = (struct sh_machine_vector *)&__machvec_start; \
-	     (mv) && (unsigned long)(mv) < (unsigned long)&__machvec_end; \
+	for ((mv) = (struct sh_machine_vector *)__machvec_start; \
+	     (mv) && (unsigned long)(mv) < (unsigned long)__machvec_end; \
 	     (mv)++)
 
 static struct sh_machine_vector * __init get_mv_byname(const char *name)
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ void __init sh_mv_setup(void)
 	if (!machvec_selected) {
 		unsigned long machvec_size;
 
-		machvec_size = ((unsigned long)&__machvec_end -
-				(unsigned long)&__machvec_start);
+		machvec_size = ((unsigned long)__machvec_end -
+				(unsigned long)__machvec_start);
 
 		/*
 		 * Sanity check for machvec section alignment. Ensure
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void __init sh_mv_setup(void)
 		 * vector (usually the only one) from .machvec.init.
 		 */
 		if (machvec_size >= sizeof(struct sh_machine_vector))
-			sh_mv = *(struct sh_machine_vector *)&__machvec_start;
+			sh_mv = *(struct sh_machine_vector *)__machvec_start;
 	}
 
 	pr_notice("Booting machvec: %s\n", get_system_type());