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 = .;