diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h
index 2a7a987..b8f2a85 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 extern ulong __text_end;
 extern ulong __ivt_start;
 extern ulong __ivt_end;
+extern ulong __image_copy_start;
 
 #endif /* __ASM_ARC_SECTIONS_H */
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c b/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
index 5618b6a..7797782 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int do_elf_reloc_fixups(void)
 		offset_ptr_rom = (Elf32_Addr *)re_src->r_offset;
 
 		/* Check that the location of the relocation is in .text */
-		if (offset_ptr_rom >= (Elf32_Addr *)CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE &&
+		if (offset_ptr_rom >= (Elf32_Addr *)&__image_copy_start &&
 		    offset_ptr_rom > last_offset) {
 			unsigned int val;
 			/* Switch to the in-RAM version */
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ int do_elf_reloc_fixups(void)
 				val = (val << 16) | (val >> 16);
 #endif
 
-			/* Check that the target points into .text */
-			if (val >= CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE && val <=
-			    (unsigned int)&__bss_end) {
+			/* Check that the target points into executable */
+			if (val >= (unsigned int)&__image_copy_start && val <=
+			    (unsigned int)&__image_copy_end) {
 				val += gd->reloc_off;
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
 				/* If location in ".text" section swap value */
@@ -59,14 +59,7 @@ int do_elf_reloc_fixups(void)
 					val = (val << 16) | (val >> 16);
 #endif
 				memcpy(offset_ptr_ram, &val, sizeof(int));
-			} else {
-				debug("   %p: rom reloc %x, ram %p, value %x, limit %x\n",
-				      re_src, re_src->r_offset, offset_ptr_ram,
-				      val, (unsigned int)&__bss_end);
 			}
-		} else {
-			debug("   %p: rom reloc %x, last %p\n", re_src,
-			      re_src->r_offset, last_offset);
 		}
 		last_offset = offset_ptr_rom;