diff --git a/nand_spl/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot.lds b/nand_spl/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot.lds
index c86117b9d6392ceb4eba2ffa64c0f321bfeab29b..638ffd931b8b6bcb49dfe165e46c142f40073dd4 100644
--- a/nand_spl/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot.lds
+++ b/nand_spl/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot.lds
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	__got_end = .;
 
+	_end = .;
+
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__bss_start = .;
 	.bss : { *(.bss) }