diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
index 16a8a804e958..e8fe51f4e97a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -128,12 +128,7 @@ asmlinkage void __div0(void)
 	error("Attempting division by 0!");
 }
 
-unsigned long __stack_chk_guard;
-
-void __stack_chk_guard_setup(void)
-{
-	__stack_chk_guard = 0x000a0dff;
-}
+const unsigned long __stack_chk_guard = 0x000a0dff;
 
 void __stack_chk_fail(void)
 {
@@ -150,8 +145,6 @@ decompress_kernel(unsigned long output_start, unsigned long free_mem_ptr_p,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	__stack_chk_guard_setup();
-
 	output_data		= (unsigned char *)output_start;
 	free_mem_ptr		= free_mem_ptr_p;
 	free_mem_end_ptr	= free_mem_ptr_end_p;
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/decompress.c b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/decompress.c
index fdf99e9dd4c3..81df9047e110 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/decompress.c
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/decompress.c
@@ -76,12 +76,7 @@ void error(char *x)
 #include "../../../../lib/decompress_unxz.c"
 #endif
 
-unsigned long __stack_chk_guard;
-
-void __stack_chk_guard_setup(void)
-{
-	__stack_chk_guard = 0x000a0dff;
-}
+const unsigned long __stack_chk_guard = 0x000a0dff;
 
 void __stack_chk_fail(void)
 {
@@ -92,8 +87,6 @@ void decompress_kernel(unsigned long boot_heap_start)
 {
 	unsigned long zimage_start, zimage_size;
 
-	__stack_chk_guard_setup();
-
 	zimage_start = (unsigned long)(&__image_begin);
 	zimage_size = (unsigned long)(&__image_end) -
 	    (unsigned long)(&__image_begin);
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/misc.c
index 627ce8e75e01..c15cac9251b9 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -104,12 +104,7 @@ static void error(char *x)
 	while(1);	/* Halt */
 }
 
-unsigned long __stack_chk_guard;
-
-void __stack_chk_guard_setup(void)
-{
-	__stack_chk_guard = 0x000a0dff;
-}
+const unsigned long __stack_chk_guard = 0x000a0dff;
 
 void __stack_chk_fail(void)
 {
@@ -130,8 +125,6 @@ void decompress_kernel(void)
 {
 	unsigned long output_addr;
 
-	__stack_chk_guard_setup();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUPERH64
 	output_addr = (CONFIG_MEMORY_START + 0x2000);
 #else