diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
index ab4f50cbbeb5c86a6ab1e03dfe41230fc1d1c216..85a6be90c59b857a32e0d9a3443915cde26b6733 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-da850evm.lds
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data : { *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*)) } >.sram
 
+	. = ALIGN(4);
+	.u_boot_list : { KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*))); } >.sram
+
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.rel.dyn : {
 		__rel_dyn_start = .;