diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
index 036e635f18a3..ba7736cf2ec7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ relocated:
 /*
  * Setup the stack for the decompressor
  */
-	leal stack_end(%ebx), %esp
+	leal boot_stack_end(%ebx), %esp
 
 /*
  * Do the decompression, and jump to the new kernel..
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ relocated:
 	pushl %eax	# input_len
 	leal input_data(%ebx), %eax
 	pushl %eax	# input_data
-	leal _end(%ebx), %eax
-	pushl %eax	# end of the image as third argument
+	leal boot_heap(%ebx), %eax
+	pushl %eax	# heap area as third argument
 	pushl %esi	# real mode pointer as second arg
 	call decompress_kernel
 	addl $20, %esp
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ relocated:
 	jmp *%ebp
 
 .bss
+/* Stack and heap for uncompression */
 .balign 4
-stack:
-	.fill 4096, 1, 0
-stack_end:
+boot_heap:
+	.fill BOOT_HEAP_SIZE, 1, 0
+boot_stack:
+	.fill BOOT_STACK_SIZE, 1, 0
+boot_stack_end:
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index e8657b98c902..7a212a62db36 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
+#include <asm/boot.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ startup_32:
 	subl	$1b, %ebp
 
 /* setup a stack and make sure cpu supports long mode. */
-	movl	$user_stack_end, %eax
+	movl	$boot_stack_end, %eax
 	addl	%ebp, %eax
 	movl	%eax, %esp
 
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ relocated:
 	stosb
 
 	/* Setup the stack */
-	leaq	user_stack_end(%rip), %rsp
+	leaq	boot_stack_end(%rip), %rsp
 
 	/* zero EFLAGS after setting rsp */
 	pushq	$0
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ relocated:
  */
 	pushq	%rsi			# Save the real mode argument
 	movq	%rsi, %rdi		# real mode address
-	leaq	_heap(%rip), %rsi	# _heap
+	leaq	boot_heap(%rip), %rsi	# malloc area for uncompression
 	leaq	input_data(%rip), %rdx  # input_data
 	movl	input_len(%rip), %eax
 	movq	%rax, %rcx		# input_len
@@ -310,9 +311,12 @@ gdt:
 	.quad	0x0080890000000000	/* TS descriptor */
 	.quad   0x0000000000000000	/* TS continued */
 gdt_end:
-	.bss
-/* Stack for uncompression */
-	.balign 4
-user_stack:
-	.fill 4096,4,0
-user_stack_end:
+
+.bss
+/* Stack and heap for uncompression */
+.balign 4
+boot_heap:
+	.fill BOOT_HEAP_SIZE, 1, 0
+boot_stack:
+	.fill BOOT_STACK_SIZE, 1, 0
+boot_stack_end:
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index dad4e699f5a3..90456cee47c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ static void putstr(const char *);
 static memptr free_mem_ptr;
 static memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-#define HEAP_SIZE             0x7000
-#else
-#define HEAP_SIZE             0x4000
-#endif
-
 static char *vidmem;
 static int vidport;
 static int lines, cols;
@@ -449,7 +443,7 @@ asmlinkage void decompress_kernel(void *rmode, memptr heap,
 
 	window = output;		/* Output buffer (Normally at 1M) */
 	free_mem_ptr     = heap;	/* Heap */
-	free_mem_end_ptr = heap + HEAP_SIZE;
+	free_mem_end_ptr = heap + BOOT_HEAP_SIZE;
 	inbuf  = input_data;		/* Input buffer */
 	insize = input_len;
 	inptr  = 0;
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/boot.h b/include/asm-x86/boot.h
index ed8affbf96cb..2faed7ecb092 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/boot.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/boot.h
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@
 				+ (CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN - 1)) \
 				& ~(CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN - 1))
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+#define BOOT_HEAP_SIZE	0x7000
+#define BOOT_STACK_SIZE	0x4000
+#else
+#define BOOT_HEAP_SIZE	0x4000
+#define BOOT_STACK_SIZE	0x1000
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_BOOT_H */