diff --git a/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
index 538a19f81b..70764acf1a 100644
--- a/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
 		 * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
 #endif
 
+		__initcode_start = .;
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		__initcode_end = .;
+
 		*(.text .text.*)
 	} >ram
 
diff --git a/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
index 97ebd79260..187309f3fc 100644
--- a/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
 		 * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
 #endif
 
+		__initcode_start = .;
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		__initcode_end = .;
+
 		*(.text .text.*)
 	} >ram
 
diff --git a/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
index 97ebd79260..187309f3fc 100644
--- a/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
 		 * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
 #endif
 
+		__initcode_start = .;
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		__initcode_end = .;
+
 		*(.text .text.*)
 	} >ram
 
diff --git a/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
index 3defef45ae..99d6be634f 100644
--- a/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
 		 * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
 		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
 #endif
 
+		__initcode_start = .;
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		__initcode_end = .;
+
 		*(.text .text.*)
 	} >ram