diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/dbg.c b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/dbg.c
index ff4dc7a33a9f..134a6162e394 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/dbg.c
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/dbg.c
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  * please select SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT_UART16550 for your machine. othewise, you
  * need to implement your own putc().
  */
-
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-void __attribute__ ((weak)) putc(char c)
+void __weak putc(char c)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/oprofile/common.c b/arch/mips/oprofile/common.c
index 7832ad257a14..f9eb1aba6345 100644
--- a/arch/mips/oprofile/common.c
+++ b/arch/mips/oprofile/common.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Ralf Baechle
  * Copyright (C) 2005 MIPS Technologies, Inc.
  */
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/oprofile.h>
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@
 
 #include "op_impl.h"
 
-extern struct op_mips_model op_model_mipsxx_ops __attribute__((weak));
-extern struct op_mips_model op_model_rm9000_ops __attribute__((weak));
-extern struct op_mips_model op_model_loongson2_ops __attribute__((weak));
+extern struct op_mips_model op_model_mipsxx_ops __weak;
+extern struct op_mips_model op_model_rm9000_ops __weak;
+extern struct op_mips_model op_model_loongson2_ops __weak;
 
 static struct op_mips_model *model;