diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds
index b09b4eb..8296e5d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text      :
 	{
 	__start = .;
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.o	(.text)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.o	(.text*)
 	  *(.text*)
 	} >.sram
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds
index d0b1ada..cf55bf7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.text      :
 	{
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.o	(.text)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.o	(.text*)
 		/* the EP93xx expects to find the pattern 'CRUS' at 0x1000 */
 	  . = 0x1000;
 	  LONG(0x53555243)
-	  *(.text)
+	  *(.text*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.rodata : { *(.rodata) }
+	.rodata : { *(.rodata*) }
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.data : { *(.data) }
+	.data : { *(.data*) }
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.got : { *(.got) }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	__image_copy_end = .;
 
 	__bss_start = .;
-	.bss : { *(.bss) }
+	.bss : { *(.bss*) }
 	__bss_end = .;
 
 	_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds
index 67b204e..673c725 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.text	:
 	{
-		arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.o	(.text)
-		*(.text)
+		arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.o	(.text*)
+		*(.text*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data : {
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds
index 7405917..967a135 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.text	:
 	{
-		arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/start.o	(.text)
-		*(.text)
+		arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/start.o	(.text*)
+		*(.text*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data : {
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds
index efae381..bd218c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text      :
 	{
 		__start = .;
-		arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.o	(.text)
+		arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.o	(.text*)
 		*(.text*)
 	} >.sram
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds
index 79cc93c..15f8c01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.text	:
 	{
-		arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.o	(.text)
+		arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.o	(.text*)
 		*(.text*)
 	} >.sdram
 
diff --git a/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds b/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds
index dd9d52d..be1027d 100644
--- a/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text      :
 	{
 	__start = .;
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.o	(.text)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.o	(.text*)
 	  *(.text*)
 	} >.sram
 
diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
index bc34fb5..2ae5a2c 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text      :
 	{
 	__start = .;
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.o	(.text)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.o	(.text*)
 	  *(.text*)
 	} >.sram
 
diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
index 4839364..596a9e0 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.text      :
 	{
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.o		(.text)
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/davinci/libdavinci.o	(.text)
-	  drivers/mtd/nand/libnand.o			(.text)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.o		(.text*)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/davinci/libdavinci.o	(.text*)
+	  drivers/mtd/nand/libnand.o			(.text*)
 
 	  *(.text*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.rodata : { *(.rodata) }
+	.rodata : { *(.rodata*) }
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data : {
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
index 264c4e8..f48fda1 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
@@ -37,23 +37,23 @@ SECTIONS
 	  /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
 	  /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
 
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.o			(.text)
-	  board/freescale/mx31ads/libmx31ads.o	(.text)
-	  arch/arm/lib/libarm.o			(.text)
-	  net/libnet.o				(.text)
-	  drivers/mtd/libmtd.o			(.text)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.o			(.text*)
+	  board/freescale/mx31ads/libmx31ads.o	(.text*)
+	  arch/arm/lib/libarm.o			(.text*)
+	  net/libnet.o				(.text*)
+	  drivers/mtd/libmtd.o			(.text*)
 
 	  . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-	  common/env_embedded.o(.text)
+	  common/env_embedded.o(.text*)
 
-	  *(.text)
+	  *(.text*)
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.rodata : { *(.rodata) }
+	.rodata : { *(.rodata*) }
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data : {
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
diff --git a/board/samsung/smdk5250/smdk5250-uboot-spl.lds b/board/samsung/smdk5250/smdk5250-uboot-spl.lds
index 4c8baaa..7df0a1d 100644
--- a/board/samsung/smdk5250/smdk5250-uboot-spl.lds
+++ b/board/samsung/smdk5250/smdk5250-uboot-spl.lds
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text :
 	{
 		__start = .;
-		arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.o (.text)
+		arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.o (.text*)
 		*(.text*)
 	} >.sram
 	. = ALIGN(4);
diff --git a/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds b/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds
index ab65407..61d1154 100644
--- a/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data : {
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.bss __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
 		__bss_start = .;
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss*)
 		 . = ALIGN(4);
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}