diff --git a/libcpu/arm/cortex-a/start_gcc.S b/libcpu/arm/cortex-a/start_gcc.S
index bd4bc84604a260add973b9d5d0debbeae8ebd70a..8fcf6abd2a901d8e2d5d29691b1b2eec8e0bb039 100644
--- a/libcpu/arm/cortex-a/start_gcc.S
+++ b/libcpu/arm/cortex-a/start_gcc.S
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define SUB_ISR_Stack_Size  (SUB_UND_Stack_Size + SUB_SVC_Stack_Size + SUB_ABT_Stack_Size + \
                  SUB_RT_FIQ_STACK_PGSZ + SUB_RT_IRQ_STACK_PGSZ)
 
-.section .data.share.isr
+.section .bss.share.isr
 /* stack */
 .globl stack_start
 .globl stack_top