diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/armv7/util.S b/payloads/libpayload/arch/armv7/util.S
index 4cf61f3084..e3f173eb2d 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/armv7/util.S
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/armv7/util.S
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@
 	.align 4
 
 /* This function puts the system into a halt. */
+	.type halt, function
 halt:
 	b halt