Index: boot/arch/ia64/loader/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- boot/arch/ia64/loader/_link.ld.in	(revision fe6a74c1f0e1ce5e2890a24abf84ad967eb97848)
+++ boot/arch/ia64/loader/_link.ld.in	(revision a728ed387e8ca7c69004595c8b54f9e5ae92a43b)
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
 		_got = . ;
 		*(.got .got.*);               
+		*(.bss);                /* uninitialized static variables */
+		*(COMMON);
+	}
+
+	.sboot : {
 		*(.sdata);
 		*(.sdata2);
 		*(.sbss);
-		*(.bss);                /* uninitialized static variables */
-		*(COMMON);
 	}