diff --git a/src/arch/ppc/init/ldscript.lb b/src/arch/ppc/init/ldscript.lb
index 4c48087237..a81d9b9bb8 100644
--- a/src/arch/ppc/init/ldscript.lb
+++ b/src/arch/ppc/init/ldscript.lb
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		_eram = . ;
 	}
 
+	.sdata : {
+		_SDA_BASE_ = .;
+		*(.sdata)
+	}
+
+	.sdata2 : {
+		_SDA2_BASE_ = .;
+		*(.sdata2)
+	}
+
+
+
 	/*
 	 * Absolute location of where coreboot will be relocated in RAM.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/config/coreboot_ram.ld b/src/config/coreboot_ram.ld
index 2ee9ba9c55..4b41adb30d 100644
--- a/src/config/coreboot_ram.ld
+++ b/src/config/coreboot_ram.ld
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.data)
 		_edata = .;
 	}
+
+	.sdata : {
+		_SDA_BASE_ = .;
+		*(.sdata)
+	}
+
+	.sdata2 : {
+		_SDA2_BASE_ = .;
+		*(.sdata2)
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * bss does not contain data, it is just a space that should be zero
 	 * initialized on startup. (typically uninitialized global variables)