diff --git a/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.inc b/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.inc
index 25cc8c6be4..efe3d67bd1 100644
--- a/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.inc
+++ b/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.inc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <system.h>
 
+.section ".bl1", "a", %progbits
 _bl1:
 	/* For now we have to live with a first stage boot loader
 	 * on ARM, which is 8KB in size and it is prepended to the
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ _bl1:
 	 */
 	.skip (CONFIG_BL1_SIZE_KB * 1024)
 
+.section ".start", "a", %progbits
 .globl _start
 _start: b	reset
 	.balignl 16,0xdeadbeef
diff --git a/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.lds b/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.lds
index 9482cef34d..f45e6c072d 100644
--- a/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.lds
+++ b/src/arch/armv7/bootblock.lds
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* This section might be better named .setup */
 	.rom ROMLOC : {
 		_rom = .;
+		*(.bl1);
+		*(.start);
 		*(.text);
 		*(.text.*);
 		*(.rom.text);