diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/linkage.h b/include/asm-ia64/linkage.h
index 14cd72cd8007..ef22a45c1890 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/linkage.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/linkage.h
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_LINKAGE_H
 #define __ASM_LINKAGE_H
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
 #define asmlinkage CPP_ASMLINKAGE __attribute__((syscall_linkage))
 
+#else
+
+#include <asm/asmmacro.h>
+
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/linkage.h b/include/asm-mips/linkage.h
index 291c2d01c44f..b6185d3cfe68 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/linkage.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/linkage.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_LINKAGE_H
 #define __ASM_LINKAGE_H
 
-/* Nothing to see here... */
+#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
+#include <asm/asm.h>
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-v850/linkage.h b/include/asm-v850/linkage.h
index 291c2d01c44f..b6185d3cfe68 100644
--- a/include/asm-v850/linkage.h
+++ b/include/asm-v850/linkage.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_LINKAGE_H
 #define __ASM_LINKAGE_H
 
-/* Nothing to see here... */
+#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
+#include <asm/asm.h>
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 147eb01e0d4b..c08c9983e840 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -28,17 +28,27 @@
 #define ALIGN __ALIGN
 #define ALIGN_STR __ALIGN_STR
 
+#ifndef ENTRY
 #define ENTRY(name) \
   .globl name; \
   ALIGN; \
   name:
+#endif
 
 #define KPROBE_ENTRY(name) \
   .section .kprobes.text, "ax"; \
-  .globl name; \
-  ALIGN; \
-  name:
+  ENTRY(name)
 
+#ifndef END
+#define END(name) \
+  .size name, .-name
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ENDPROC
+#define ENDPROC(name) \
+  .type name, @function; \
+  END(name)
+#endif
 
 #endif