diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h
index 0538d2436673..9fbd7cb2dc86 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ static_assert(sizeof(struct pcpu_hot) == 64);
 DECLARE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(struct pcpu_hot, pcpu_hot);
 
 /* const-qualified alias to pcpu_hot, aliased by linker. */
-DECLARE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(const struct pcpu_hot __percpu_seg_override,
-			const_pcpu_hot);
+extern const struct pcpu_hot __percpu_seg_override const_pcpu_hot;
 
 static __always_inline struct task_struct *get_current(void)
 {