diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index f7bab68a4b83..71a2533c90d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -722,15 +722,23 @@ static void percpu_init(void)
 
 /*
  * Check to see if a symbol lies in the .data..percpu section.
- * For some as yet not understood reason the "__init_begin"
- * symbol which immediately preceeds the .data..percpu section
- * also shows up as it it were part of it so we do an explict
- * check for that symbol name and ignore it.
+ *
+ * The linker incorrectly associates some symbols with the
+ * .data..percpu section so we also need to check the symbol
+ * name to make sure that we classify the symbol correctly.
+ *
+ * The GNU linker incorrectly associates:
+ *	__init_begin
+ *
+ * The "gold" linker incorrectly associates:
+ *	init_per_cpu__irq_stack_union
+ *	init_per_cpu__gdt_page
  */
 static int is_percpu_sym(ElfW(Sym) *sym, const char *symname)
 {
 	return (sym->st_shndx == per_cpu_shndx) &&
-		strcmp(symname, "__init_begin");
+		strcmp(symname, "__init_begin") &&
+		strncmp(symname, "init_per_cpu_", 13);
 }