diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 440dc62cdc3a..598ca61e7bca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
-const extern unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
-const extern unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
+extern const unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
+extern const unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
 
 extern void setup_mm_for_reboot(char mode);