diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
index d83c862182..72a72029f2 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
@@ -424,9 +424,8 @@ static struct option *long_opts;
 
 int os_parse_args(struct sandbox_state *state, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	struct sandbox_cmdline_option **sb_opt =
-		__u_boot_sandbox_option_start();
-	size_t num_options = __u_boot_sandbox_option_count();
+	struct sandbox_cmdline_option *sb_opt = SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT_START();
+	size_t num_options = SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT_COUNT();
 	size_t i;
 
 	int hidden_short_opt;
@@ -455,17 +454,17 @@ int os_parse_args(struct sandbox_state *state, int argc, char *argv[])
 	hidden_short_opt = 0x100;
 	si = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_options; ++i) {
-		long_opts[i].name = sb_opt[i]->flag;
-		long_opts[i].has_arg = sb_opt[i]->has_arg ?
+		long_opts[i].name = sb_opt[i].flag;
+		long_opts[i].has_arg = sb_opt[i].has_arg ?
 			required_argument : no_argument;
 		long_opts[i].flag = NULL;
 
-		if (sb_opt[i]->flag_short) {
-			short_opts[si++] = long_opts[i].val = sb_opt[i]->flag_short;
+		if (sb_opt[i].flag_short) {
+			short_opts[si++] = long_opts[i].val = sb_opt[i].flag_short;
 			if (long_opts[i].has_arg == required_argument)
 				short_opts[si++] = ':';
 		} else
-			long_opts[i].val = sb_opt[i]->flag_short = hidden_short_opt++;
+			long_opts[i].val = sb_opt[i].flag_short = hidden_short_opt++;
 	}
 	short_opts[si] = '\0';
 
@@ -480,9 +479,9 @@ int os_parse_args(struct sandbox_state *state, int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, short_opts, long_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		for (i = 0; i < num_options; ++i) {
-			if (sb_opt[i]->flag_short == c) {
-				if (sb_opt[i]->callback(state, optarg)) {
-					state->parse_err = sb_opt[i]->flag;
+			if (sb_opt[i].flag_short == c) {
+				if (sb_opt[i].callback(state, optarg)) {
+					state->parse_err = sb_opt[i].flag;
 					return 0;
 				}
 				break;
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
index 0f5a87309d..6bcb8ffa28 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ static int h_compare_opt(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 int sandbox_early_getopt_check(void)
 {
 	struct sandbox_state *state = state_get_current();
-	struct sandbox_cmdline_option **sb_opt =
-		__u_boot_sandbox_option_start();
-	size_t num_options = __u_boot_sandbox_option_count();
+	struct sandbox_cmdline_option *sb_opt = SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT_START();
+	size_t num_options = SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT_COUNT();
 	size_t i;
 	int max_arg_len, max_noarg_len;
 	struct sandbox_cmdline_option **sorted_opt;
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ int sandbox_early_getopt_check(void)
 
 	max_arg_len = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_options; ++i)
-		max_arg_len = max((int)strlen(sb_opt[i]->flag), max_arg_len);
+		max_arg_len = max((int)strlen(sb_opt[i].flag), max_arg_len);
 	max_noarg_len = max_arg_len + 7;
 
 	/* Sort the options */
@@ -95,7 +94,8 @@ int sandbox_early_getopt_check(void)
 		printf("No memory to sort options\n");
 		os_exit(1);
 	}
-	memcpy(sorted_opt, sb_opt, size);
+	for (i = 0; i < num_options; ++i)
+		sorted_opt[i] = &sb_opt[i];
 	qsort(sorted_opt, num_options, sizeof(*sorted_opt), h_compare_opt);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_options; ++i) {
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index 6754f4ef6c..5c19d090cb 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.priv_data*)))
 		__priv_data_end = .;
 	}
-
-	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : {
-		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_start)
-		KEEP(*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt))
-		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_end)
-	}
 }
 
 INSERT AFTER .data;
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 7abe232ad9..6fa244fae9 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
 	}
 
-	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : {
-		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_start)
-		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt)
-		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_end)
-	}
-
 	efi_runtime_start : {
 		*(___efi_runtime_start)
 	}
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/getopt.h b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/getopt.h
index d2145ad6e2..a4b510bd20 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/getopt.h
+++ b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/getopt.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #ifndef __SANDBOX_GETOPT_H
 #define __SANDBOX_GETOPT_H
 
+#include <linker_lists.h>
+
 struct sandbox_state;
 
 /*
@@ -36,18 +38,13 @@ struct sandbox_cmdline_option {
  * magic junk that makes this all work.
  */
 #define _SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT(f, s, ha, h) \
-	static struct sandbox_cmdline_option sandbox_cmdline_option_##f = { \
+	ll_entry_declare(struct sandbox_cmdline_option, f, sandbox_getopt) = { \
 		.flag = #f, \
 		.flag_short = s, \
 		.help = h, \
 		.has_arg = ha, \
 		.callback = sandbox_cmdline_cb_##f, \
-	}; \
-	/* Ppointer to the struct in a special section for the linker script */ \
-	static __used __section(".u_boot_sandbox_getopt") \
-		struct sandbox_cmdline_option \
-			*sandbox_cmdline_option_##f##_ptr = \
-			&sandbox_cmdline_option_##f
+	}
 
 /**
  * Macros for end code to declare new command line flags.
@@ -69,4 +66,12 @@ struct sandbox_cmdline_option {
  */
 #define SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT_SHORT(f, s, ha, h) _SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT(f, s, ha, h)
 
+/** Get the start of the list of command line flags. */
+#define SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT_START() \
+	ll_entry_start(struct sandbox_cmdline_option, sandbox_getopt)
+
+/** Get the number of entries in the command line flags list. */
+#define SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT_COUNT() \
+	ll_entry_count(struct sandbox_cmdline_option, sandbox_getopt)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/sections.h
index f4351ae7db..c335cb2061 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -11,29 +11,4 @@
 
 #include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 
-struct sandbox_cmdline_option;
-
-static inline struct sandbox_cmdline_option **
-__u_boot_sandbox_option_start(void)
-{
-	static char start[0] __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused))
-		__section(".u_boot_sandbox_getopt_start");
-
-	return (struct sandbox_cmdline_option **)&start;
-}
-
-static inline struct sandbox_cmdline_option **
-__u_boot_sandbox_option_end(void)
-{
-	static char end[0] __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused))
-		__section(".u_boot_sandbox_getopt_end");
-
-	return (struct sandbox_cmdline_option **)&end;
-}
-
-static inline size_t __u_boot_sandbox_option_count(void)
-{
-	return __u_boot_sandbox_option_end() - __u_boot_sandbox_option_start();
-}
-
 #endif
