diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index fd1c65b901dbc..78b2fec39ba07 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ jiffies = jiffies_64;
 #define TRAMP_TEXT
 #endif
 
-#define RTIC_BSS					\
-	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);				\
-	KEEP(*(.bss.rtic));			\
-	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);				\
 /*
  * The size of the PE/COFF section that covers the kernel image, which
  * runs from stext to _edata, must be a round multiple of the PE/COFF
@@ -252,10 +248,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	STABS_DEBUG
 
 	HEAD_SYMBOLS
-
-	.bss : {			/* bss segment		*/
-         RTIC_BSS
-	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index bc719c7da7350..586dd187e22fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ void __init parse_early_options(char *cmdline);
 /* Data marked not to be saved by software suspend */
 #define __nosavedata __section(.data..nosave)
 
-#define __rticdata  __attribute__((section(".bss.rtic")))
-
 #ifdef MODULE
 #define __exit_p(x) x
 #else
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index e7778880c0932..ceb4621b3a996 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 #include "audit.h"
 #include "avc_ss.h"
 
-struct selinux_state selinux_state __rticdata;
+struct selinux_state selinux_state;
 
 /* SECMARK reference count */
 static atomic_t selinux_secmark_refcount = ATOMIC_INIT(0);