diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 76bf071..4cc44bd 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@
   }
   __initcall_end = .;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(8192);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 
   . = ALIGN(8);
   .con_initcall.init : {
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a8fa75e..b929a60 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@
 		__security_initcall_start = .;
 			*(.security_initcall.init)
 		__security_initcall_end = .;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 		. = ALIGN(32);
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 			usr/built-in.o(.init.ramfs)
 		__initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 		. = ALIGN(64);
 		__per_cpu_start = .;
 			*(.data.percpu)
diff --git a/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26-xip.lds.in b/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26-xip.lds.in
index ca61ec8..046a850 100644
--- a/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26-xip.lds.in
+++ b/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26-xip.lds.in
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@
 		__con_initcall_start = .;
 			*(.con_initcall.init)
 		__con_initcall_end = .;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 		. = ALIGN(32);
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 			usr/built-in.o(.init.ramfs)
 		__initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 		. = ALIGN(32768);
 		__init_end = .;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26.lds.in b/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26.lds.in
index d1d3418..1d2949e 100644
--- a/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26.lds.in
+++ b/arch/arm26/kernel/vmlinux-arm26.lds.in
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@
 		__con_initcall_start = .;
 			*(.con_initcall.init)
 		__con_initcall_end = .;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 		. = ALIGN(32);
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 			usr/built-in.o(.init.ramfs)
 		__initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 		. = ALIGN(32768);
 		__init_end = .;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c
index 5c4424e..ef13b7c7 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.c
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@
 		__security_initcall_start = .;
 			*(.security_initcall.init)
 		__security_initcall_end = .;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 		. = ALIGN(32);
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 			*(.init.ramfs)
 		__initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
 		__init_end = .;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S
index 689729a..4b348b3 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 		__con_initcall_end = .;
 	}	
 	SECURITY_INIT
-		
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	.init.ramfs : {
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 		*(.init.ramfs)
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
 		FILL (0); 
 		. = ALIGN (8192);
 	}
+#endif
 	
 	__vmlinux_end = .;            /* last address of the physical file */
   	__init_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S
index 472d4b3..e124fcd 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 	.data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
 	__per_cpu_end = .;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	.init.ramfs : {
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 		*(.init.ramfs)
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
 		FILL (0);
 		. = ALIGN (8192);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	__vmlinux_end = .;	/* Last address of the physical file. */
   	__init_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9c1fb12..97910e0 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -61,10 +61,12 @@
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
   __per_cpu_end = .;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 
   . = ALIGN(THREAD_SIZE);
   __init_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f05288b..65f1cdc 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -126,10 +126,12 @@
 	___con_initcall_end = .;
 		*(.exit.text)
 		*(.exit.data)
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 	___initramfs_start = .;
   		*(.init.ramfs)
   	___initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 	. = ALIGN(0x4) ;
 	___init_end = .;
 	__edata = . ;
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a53c8b1..5038a73 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -181,12 +181,14 @@
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
   .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.text) }
   .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.data) }
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	__initramfs_start = .;
 	*(.init.ramfs)
 	__initramfs_end = .;
   }
+#endif
   . = ALIGN(L1_CACHE_BYTES);
   .data.percpu  : AT(ADDR(.data.percpu) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	__per_cpu_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 8f3d006..25dd55e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@
   .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{ *(.init.data) }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{
 	  __initramfs_start = .;
 	  *(.init.ramfs)
 	  __initramfs_end = .;
 	}
+#endif
 
    . = ALIGN(16);
   .init.setup : AT(ADDR(.init.setup) - LOAD_OFFSET)
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index c497a2f..439cc25 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -102,10 +102,14 @@
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
   .exit.text : { *(.exit.text) }
   .exit.data : { *(.exit.data) }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
+
   . = ALIGN(32);
   __per_cpu_start = .;
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
index d279445..437b4f8 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
@@ -61,10 +61,12 @@
   .con_initcall.init : { *(.con_initcall.init) }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(8192);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
   . = ALIGN(8192);
   __init_end = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
index 8c7eccb..2868e20 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@
 	.con_initcall.init : { *(.con_initcall.init) }
 	__con_initcall_end = .;
 	SECURITY_INIT
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	. = ALIGN(8192);
 	__initramfs_start = .;
 	.init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
 	__initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 	. = ALIGN(8192);
 	__init_end = .;
 	.data.init.task : { *(.data.init_task) }
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index bfade20..c86a1bf 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -159,10 +159,12 @@
 		__security_initcall_start = .;
 		*(.security_initcall.init)
 		__security_initcall_end = .;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 		*(.init.ramfs)
 		__initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
 		__init_end = .;
 	} > INIT
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index cecff24..c76b793 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -113,10 +113,12 @@
      references from .rodata */
   .exit.text : { *(.exit.text) }
   .exit.data : { *(.exit.data) }
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
   . = ALIGN(_PAGE_SIZE);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
   . = ALIGN(32);
   __per_cpu_start = .;
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 7b943b4..3b78c27 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -173,10 +173,12 @@
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
   .exit.text : { *(.exit.text) }
   .exit.data : { *(.exit.data) }
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(ASM_PAGE_SIZE);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
   . = ALIGN(32);
   __per_cpu_start = .;
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 04b8e71..7eefeb4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@
 		__stop___fw_ftr_fixup = .;
 	}
 #endif
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	.init.ramfs : {
 		__initramfs_start = .;
 		*(.init.ramfs)
 		__initramfs_end = .;
 	}
-
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 	. = ALIGN(32);
 #else
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 6192126..a062556 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -135,10 +135,12 @@
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
   __per_cpu_end = .;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __init_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a489073..c30716a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -91,11 +91,14 @@
   .con_initcall.init : { *(.con_initcall.init) }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(256);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.initramfs) }
   . = ALIGN(2);
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
   . = ALIGN(256);
   __per_cpu_start = .;
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f34bdcc..75de165 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -83,9 +83,13 @@
   .con_initcall.init : { *(.con_initcall.init) }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
+
   __machvec_start = .;
   .init.machvec : { *(.init.machvec) }
   __machvec_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 95c4d75..a59c5e998 100644
--- a/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -115,9 +115,13 @@
   .con_initcall.init : C_PHYS(.con_initcall.init) { *(.con_initcall.init) }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : C_PHYS(.init.ramfs) { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
+
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   __init_end = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b73e6b9..e5c24e0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@
   .con_initcall.init : { *(.con_initcall.init) }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
+
   . = ALIGN(32);
   __per_cpu_start = .;
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 4a6063f..13fa2a2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -81,10 +81,14 @@
   __sun4v_2insn_patch = .;
   .sun4v_2insn_patch : { *(.sun4v_2insn_patch) }
   __sun4v_2insn_patch_end = .;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(8192); 
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
+
   . = ALIGN(8192);
   __per_cpu_start = .;
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
diff --git a/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 3a5fd07..3563082 100644
--- a/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -190,12 +190,16 @@
 		__root_fs_image_start = . ;				      \
 		*(.root)						      \
 		__root_fs_image_end = . ;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 /* The initramfs archive.  */
 #define INITRAMFS_CONTENTS						      \
 		. = ALIGN (4) ;						      \
 		___initramfs_start = . ;				      \
 			*(.init.ramfs)					      \
 		___initramfs_end = . ;
+#endif
+
 /* Where the initial bootmap (bitmap for the boot-time memory allocator) 
    should be place.  */
 #define BOOTMAP_CONTENTS						      \
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1e54ddf..c360c42 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -192,10 +192,14 @@
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
   .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.text) }
   .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.data) }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __initramfs_start = .;
   .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
+
     . = ALIGN(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES);
   __per_cpu_start = .;
   .data.percpu  : AT(ADDR(.data.percpu) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.data.percpu) }
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a36c104..ab63700 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -203,10 +203,12 @@
   .data.percpu  : { *(.data.percpu) }
   __per_cpu_end = .;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   __initramfs_start =.;
   .init.ramfs : { *(.init.ramfs) }
   __initramfs_end = .;
+#endif
 
   /* We need this dummy segment here */