diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds
index bccde73..0299902 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ SECTIONS
 	.data : { *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*)) } >.sram
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__image_copy_end = .;
-	_end = .;
+
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	.bss :
 	{
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds
index 4bed4fc..9699404 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/u-boot.lds
@@ -50,5 +50,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	.bss : { *(.bss*) }
 	__bss_end = .;
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds
index 40bcc31..e695058 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynsym*) }
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds
index 4927736..b7c9a9d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynsym*) }
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/u-boot-spl.lds
index 9302856..33ef23b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__image_copy_end = .;
-	_end = .;
+
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	.bss :
 	{
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds
index 5e93b34..9e8cd82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__image_copy_end = .;
-	_end = .;
+
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	.bss :
 	{
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds
index a7c9c9d..4282beb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/socfpga/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__image_copy_end = .;
-	_end = .;
+
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	.bss : {
 		. = ALIGN(4);
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
index c8d2e12..0d2c81a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 /*
  * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index 36cc54a..c25dc07 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		__rel_dyn_end = .;
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	.bss __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
 		__bss_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 23bf030..bc25067 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Deprecated: this MMU section is used by pxa at present but
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/Makefile b/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
index 4e78723..a23485f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ SOBJS-y += relocate.o
 ifndef CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 COBJS-y	+= board.o
 endif
-COBJS-y += sections.o
 
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT) += bootm-fdt.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM) += bootm.o
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ else
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK) += spl.o
 endif
 
+COBJS-y += sections.o
 COBJS-y	+= interrupts.o
 COBJS-y	+= reset.o
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
index e35687c..5b30bcb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ char __image_copy_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__image_copy_start")));
 char __image_copy_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__image_copy_end")));
 char __rel_dyn_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__rel_dyn_start")));
 char __rel_dyn_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__rel_dyn_end")));
+char _end[0] __attribute__((section(".__end")));
diff --git a/board/actux1/u-boot.lds b/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
index a656fa9..8054c69 100644
--- a/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 /*
  * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
diff --git a/board/actux2/u-boot.lds b/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
index 7a17176..02fab26 100644
--- a/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 /*
  * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
diff --git a/board/actux3/u-boot.lds b/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
index aadfdd2..c0e4797 100644
--- a/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 /*
  * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
diff --git a/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds b/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds
index fdfbfc3..c0d09ad 100644
--- a/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -48,5 +48,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	} >.sram
 
 	__image_copy_end = .;
-	_end = .;
+
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
index 5480d1f..de21a13 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	} >.sram
 
 	__image_copy_end = .;
-	_end = .;
+
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
index e43130a..5401899 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
@@ -61,5 +61,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds b/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
index 40c9c80..18a1340 100644
--- a/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 /*
  * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
index 3acc4ca..09f6c43 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 /*
  * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
diff --git a/board/samsung/common/exynos-uboot-spl.lds b/board/samsung/common/exynos-uboot-spl.lds
index 8e3b73e..360b595 100644
--- a/board/samsung/common/exynos-uboot-spl.lds
+++ b/board/samsung/common/exynos-uboot-spl.lds
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 
 	__image_copy_end = .;
-	_end = .;
+
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	.bss :
 	{
diff --git a/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds b/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds
index a173f62..366bdfa 100644
--- a/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Deprecated: this MMU section is used by pxa at present but
diff --git a/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds b/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds
index 7eac497..a6d842f 100644
--- a/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/board/vpac270/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = ALIGN(0x800);
 
-	_end = .;
+	.end :
+	{
+		*(.__end)
+	}
 
 	.bss __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
 		__bss_start = .;
