diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/start.S b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/start.S
index 77043f6..8e0e640 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/start.S
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/start.S
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	.align	2
 
 	.global	_start
-_start:
+_sh_start:
 	.long 0x00000010	/* Ppower ON reset PC*/
 	.long 0x00000000
 	.long 0x00000010	/* Manual reset PC */
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	nop
 1:	sts	pr, r5
 	mov.l	._reloc_dst, r4
-	add	#(_start-1b), r5
+	add	#(_sh_start-1b), r5
 	mov.l	._reloc_dst_end, r6
 
 2:	mov.l	@r5+, r1
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@
 ._reloc_dst_end:	.long	reloc_dst_end
 ._bss_start:		.long	bss_start
 ._bss_end:		.long	bss_end
-._gd_init:		.long	(_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
-._stack_init:	.long	(_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN - 16)
+._gd_init:		.long	(_sh_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
+._stack_init:	.long	(_sh_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN - 16)
 ._sh_generic_init:	.long	sh_generic_init
diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/start.S b/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/start.S
index 9dd2303..d96ca91 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/start.S
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/start.S
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	.align	2
 
 	.global	_start
-_start:
+_sh_start:
 	mov.l	._lowlevel_init, r0
 100:	bsrf	r0
 	nop
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	nop
 1:	sts	pr, r5
 	mov.l	._reloc_dst, r4
-	add	#(_start-1b), r5
+	add	#(_sh_start-1b), r5
 	mov.l	._reloc_dst_end, r6
 
 2:	mov.l	@r5+, r1
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@
 ._reloc_dst_end:	.long	reloc_dst_end
 ._bss_start:		.long	bss_start
 ._bss_end:		.long	bss_end
-._gd_init:		.long	(_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
-._stack_init:	.long	(_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN - 16)
+._gd_init:		.long	(_sh_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
+._stack_init:	.long	(_sh_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN - 16)
 ._sh_generic_init:	.long	sh_generic_init
diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/start.S b/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/start.S
index 4b5f606..a1d5ee4 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/start.S
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/start.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * (C) Copyright 2007
+ * (C) Copyright 2007, 2010
  * Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@nigauri.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	.align	2
 
 	.global	_start
-_start:
+_sh_start:
 	mov.l	._lowlevel_init, r0
 100:	bsrf	r0
 	nop
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	nop
 1:	sts	pr, r5
 	mov.l	._reloc_dst, r4
-	add	#(_start-1b), r5
+	add	#(_sh_start-1b), r5
 	mov.l	._reloc_dst_end, r6
 
 2:	mov.l	@r5+, r1
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@
 ._reloc_dst_end:	.long	reloc_dst_end
 ._bss_start:		.long	bss_start
 ._bss_end:		.long	bss_end
-._gd_init:		.long	(_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
-._stack_init:		.long	(_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN - 16)
+._gd_init:		.long	(_sh_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
+._stack_init:		.long	(_sh_start - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN - 16)
 ._sh_generic_init:	.long	sh_generic_init