diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds
index 8998c4985eac..ef8af67e11c3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(aarch64)
 ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text : {
 		. = ALIGN(8);
-		__image_copy_start = .;
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 		*(.text*)
 	} >.sram
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));
 	} >.sram
 
-	.image_copy_end : {
-		. = ALIGN(8);
-		*(.__image_copy_end)
-	} >.sram
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__image_copy_end = .;
 
 	.end : {
 		. = ALIGN(8);
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
index 5ba54dcedf24..147a6e8028d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = 0x00000000;
 
 	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text :
 	{
-		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 	}
 
@@ -123,11 +123,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(8);
-
-	.image_copy_end :
-	{
-		*(.__image_copy_end)
-	}
+	__image_copy_end = .;
 
 	.rela.dyn ALIGN(8) : {
 		__rel_dyn_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index fb2189d50dea..9ed62395a9c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = 0x00000000;
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text :
 	{
-		__image_copy_start = .;
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 		*(.text*)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 6813d8aeb838..798858e3ed6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = 0x00000000;
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text :
 	{
-		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 	}
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-
-	.image_copy_end :
-	{
-		*(.__image_copy_end)
-	}
+	__image_copy_end = .;
 
 	.rel.dyn ALIGN(4) : {
 		__rel_dyn_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
index a4d4202e99f5..db5463b2bbbc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  * aliasing warnings.
  */
 
-char __image_copy_start[0] __section(".__image_copy_start");
-char __image_copy_end[0] __section(".__image_copy_end");
 char __secure_start[0] __section(".__secure_start");
 char __secure_end[0] __section(".__secure_end");
 char __secure_stack_start[0] __section(".__secure_stack_start");
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-aspeed/ast2600/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/mach-aspeed/ast2600/u-boot-spl.lds
index 37f0ccd92201..ada6570d9712 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-aspeed/ast2600/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-aspeed/ast2600/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = 0x00000000;
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text :
 	{
-		__image_copy_start = .;
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 		*(.text*)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/u-boot-tpl-v8.lds b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/u-boot-tpl-v8.lds
index 712c485d4d0b..ad32654085b3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/u-boot-tpl-v8.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/u-boot-tpl-v8.lds
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	. = 0x00000000;
 
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text : {
 		. = ALIGN(8);
-		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 		*(.text*)
 	}
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));
 	}
 
-	.image_copy_end : {
-		. = ALIGN(8);
-		*(.__image_copy_end)
-	}
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__image_copy_end = .;
 
 	.end : {
 		. = ALIGN(8);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot-spl.lds
index 8c18d3f91f4b..d96a57702886 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	. = ALIGN(4);
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text :
 	{
-		__image_copy_start = .;
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 		*(.text*)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
index 9eac7de0dcbd..f6c99a8ce218 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = 0x00000000;
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
+	__image_copy_start = ADDR(.text);
 	.text :
 	{
-		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 	}
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(8);
-	.image_copy_end :
-	{
-		*(.__image_copy_end)
-	}
+	__image_copy_end = .;
 
 	.rel.dyn ALIGN(8) : {
 		__rel_dyn_start = .;
