diff --git a/src/arch/i386/core/setup.S b/src/arch/i386/core/setup.S
index 11b28880..e1c5a859 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/core/setup.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/core/setup.S
@@ -158,12 +158,3 @@ setup:
 	popfl
 	lret
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Internal stack
- ****************************************************************************
- */
-	.section ".stack"
-	.align 8
-_stack:
-	.space 4096
-_estack:
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/core/stack.S b/src/arch/i386/core/stack.S
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2d138aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arch/i386/core/stack.S
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+	.arch i386
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Internal stack
+ ****************************************************************************
+ */
+	.section ".stack"
+	.align 8
+	.globl _stack
+_stack:
+	.space 4096
+	.globl _estack
+_estack: