diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 03ea6db..a59231e 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-head-y := arch/arc/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
-
 libs-y += arch/arc/cpu/$(CPU)/
 libs-y += arch/arc/lib/
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/Makefile b/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/Makefile
index cdc5002..021e3a2 100644
--- a/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/Makefile
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-extra-y	+= start.o
-
 obj-y	+= cache.o
 obj-y	+= cpu.o
 obj-y	+= interrupts.o
 obj-y	+= reset.o
+obj-y	+= start.o
 obj-y	+= timer.o
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/start.S b/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/start.S
index 2318282..01cfba4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/start.S
+++ b/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/start.S
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@
 #endif
 .endm
 
+.section .ivt, "ax",@progbits
 .align 4
-.globl _start
-_start:
+_ivt:
 	/* Critical system events */
-	j	reset			/* 0 - 0x000 */
+	j	_start			/* 0 - 0x000 */
 	j	memory_error		/* 1 - 0x008 */
 	j	instruction_error	/* 2 - 0x010 */
 
@@ -110,6 +110,28 @@ _start:
 	j	EV_Trap			/* 0x128, Trap exception       (0x25) */
 	j	EV_Extension		/* 0x130, Extn Intruction Excp (0x26) */
 
+.text
+.globl _start
+_start:
+	/* Setup interrupt vector base that matches "__text_start" */
+	sr	__ivt_start, [ARC_AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE]
+
+	/* Setup stack pointer */
+	mov	%sp, CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
+	mov	%fp, %sp
+
+	/* Clear bss */
+	mov	%r0, __bss_start
+	mov	%r1, __bss_end
+
+clear_bss:
+	st.ab	0, [%r0, 4]
+	brlt	%r0, %r1, clear_bss
+
+	/* Zero the one and only argument of "board_init_f" */
+	mov_s	%r0, 0
+	j	board_init_f
+
 memory_error:
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
@@ -164,27 +186,6 @@ EV_Extension:
 	mov	%r0, %sp
 	j	do_extension
 
-
-reset:
-	/* Setup interrupt vector base that matches "__text_start" */
-	sr	__text_start, [ARC_AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE]
-
-	/* Setup stack pointer */
-	mov	%sp, CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
-	mov	%fp, %sp
-
-	/* Clear bss */
-	mov	%r0, __bss_start
-	mov	%r1, __bss_end
-
-clear_bss:
-	st.ab	0, [%r0, 4]
-	brlt	%r0, %r1, clear_bss
-
-	/* Zero the one and only argument of "board_init_f" */
-	mov_s	%r0, 0
-	j	board_init_f
-
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/u-boot.lds b/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/u-boot.lds
index 2d01b21..ccddbf7 100644
--- a/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arc/cpu/arc700/u-boot.lds
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text :	{
 		*(.__text_start)
 		*(.__image_copy_start)
-		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 		*(.text*)
 	}
 
@@ -23,6 +22,20 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__text_end)
 	}
 
+	. = ALIGN(1024);
+	.ivt_start : {
+		*(.__ivt_start)
+	}
+
+	.ivt :
+	{
+		*(.ivt)
+	}
+
+	.ivt_end : {
+		*(.__ivt_end)
+	}
+
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.rodata : {
 		*(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h
index 18484a1..2a7a987 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@
 #include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 
 extern ulong __text_end;
+extern ulong __ivt_start;
+extern ulong __ivt_end;
 
 #endif /* __ASM_ARC_SECTIONS_H */
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c b/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
index 2482bcd..5618b6a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int do_elf_reloc_fixups(void)
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
 			/* If location in ".text" section swap value */
 			if ((unsigned int)offset_ptr_rom <
-			    (unsigned int)&__text_end)
+			    (unsigned int)&__ivt_end)
 				val = (val << 16) | (val >> 16);
 #endif
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int do_elf_reloc_fixups(void)
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
 				/* If location in ".text" section swap value */
 				if ((unsigned int)offset_ptr_rom <
-				    (unsigned int)&__text_end)
+				    (unsigned int)&__ivt_end)
 					val = (val << 16) | (val >> 16);
 #endif
 				memcpy(offset_ptr_ram, &val, sizeof(int));
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/sections.c b/arch/arc/lib/sections.c
index b0b46a4..a72c694 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/sections.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/sections.c
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ char __rel_dyn_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__rel_dyn_end")));
 char __text_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__text_start")));
 char __text_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__text_end")));
 char __init_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__init_end")));
+char __ivt_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__ivt_start")));
+char __ivt_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__ivt_end")));