diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/bImageprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/bImageprefix.S
index a478713d..d46482eb 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/bImageprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/bImageprefix.S
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 	.arch i386
 	.org	0
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	_prefix
 _prefix:
 
 /* 
@@ -572,10 +571,8 @@ bImage_gdt_48:
 	.long	bImage_gdt_48 - setup_code	# gdt base (filled in later)
 
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 	int	$0x19		/* should try to boot machine */
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
 	
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/comprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/comprefix.S
index 8be8db77..2cbbca50 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/comprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/comprefix.S
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 	.code16
 	.arch i386
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl _prefix
 
 /* Cheat a little with the relocations: .COM files are loaded at 0x100 */
 _prefix:
@@ -34,11 +33,9 @@ _prefix:
 	lret
 
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 	movw	$0x4c00,%ax		/* return to DOS */
 	int	$0x21			/* reach this on Quit */
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
 
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/elf_dprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/elf_dprefix.S
index d2453be4..0eac77e0 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/elf_dprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/elf_dprefix.S
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ elf_note_end:
 
 	/* Dummy routines to satisfy the build */
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/elfprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/elfprefix.S
index c5200678..d712753a 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/elfprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/elfprefix.S
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ elf_note_end:
 
 	/* Dummy routines to satisfy the build */
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/exeprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/exeprefix.S
index d169563e..f1b402b7 100755
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/exeprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/exeprefix.S
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 	.code16
 	.arch i386
 	.section	".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	_prefix
 
 _prefix:
 	.byte	'M', 'Z'
@@ -29,11 +28,9 @@ _prefix:
 	.short	0				/* fill */
 
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 	movw	$0x4c00,%ax		/* return to DOS */
 	int	$0x21			/* reach this on Quit */
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
 
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/liloprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/liloprefix.S
index 1aeb071f..566aeb93 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/liloprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/liloprefix.S
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 	.arch i386
 	.org	0
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	_prefix
 _prefix:
 
 /* 
@@ -128,10 +127,8 @@ setup_code:
 	ljmp	$(SYSSEG-(PREFIXSIZE/16)), $_start
 
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 	int	$0x19		/* should try to boot machine */
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
 	
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_dprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_dprefix.S
index 65fe1356..93534df5 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_dprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_dprefix.S
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ _gdt_end:
 
 	/* Dummy routines to satisfy the build */
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_prefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_prefix.S
index 7488f452..3c1e7251 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_prefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lmelf_prefix.S
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ _gdt_end:
 
 	/* Dummy routines to satisfy the build */
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nullprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nullprefix.S
index dbee141b..032d41e0 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nullprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nullprefix.S
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
 
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
-	.globl	_prefix
 _prefix:
 
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
index 246e22b2..0e0b6c00 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 	.arch i386
 	.org 0
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl _prefix
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Entry point:	set cs, ds, bp, print welcome message
  *****************************************************************************
@@ -237,7 +236,6 @@ run_etherboot:
 	jmp	_start			/* Run Etherboot */
 
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 	pushw	%cs			/* Set %ds, %bp for access to text */
 	popw	%ds
@@ -273,7 +271,6 @@ print_exit_message:
 	int	$0x10
 	jmp	1b
 2:	ret
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous
 
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
index 8eee84e6..9bdc4a02 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 	.arch i386
 	.org 0
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl _prefix
 _prefix: 
 	.word 0xAA55			/* BIOS extension signature */
 size:	.byte 0				/* number of 512 byte blocks */
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@ invoke:
 	
 
 	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.globl	prefix_exit
 prefix_exit:
 	popw	%ax			/* padding */
 	popw	%ax			/* %ax = exit code */
@@ -269,7 +267,6 @@ prefix_exit:
 	int	$BOOT_INT		/* Try original vector */
 2:	/* Exit via int $0x18 */
 	int	$0x18			/* As per BIOS Boot Spec, next dev */
-	.globl	prefix_exit_end
 prefix_exit_end:
 	.previous