diff --git a/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld b/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
index 9fc330b716..624665d60a 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/bootblock.ld
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 INCLUDE ldoptions
 
+PHDRS
+{
+	to_load PT_LOAD;
+}
+
 ENTRY(_start)
 TARGET(binary)
 SECTIONS
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.bss.*);
 		*(.sbss);
 		*(.sbss.*);
-	} = 0xff
+	} : to_load = 0xff
 
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.comment)
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/coreboot_ram.ld b/src/arch/arm/coreboot_ram.ld
index d7a6269f6a..ba5200aa08 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/coreboot_ram.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/coreboot_ram.ld
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */
 INCLUDE ldoptions
 
+PHDRS
+{
+	to_load PT_LOAD;
+}
+
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
 SECTIONS
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.text.*);
 		. = ALIGN(16);
 		_etext = .;
-	}
+	} : to_load
 
 	.ctors : {
 		. = ALIGN(0x100);
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld b/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
index e1b09c032e..a723fe6008 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
+++ b/src/arch/arm/romstage.ld
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 INCLUDE ldoptions
 
+PHDRS
+{
+	to_load PT_LOAD;
+}
+
 ENTRY(stage_entry)
 
 SECTIONS
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.text.startup);
 		*(.text);
 		*(.text.*);
-	}
+	} : to_load
 
 	.romdata . : {
 		*(.rodata);