diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
index 9141199bedb4edac358c906627c95ac256c388d6..54bafda32443f7ee64da51d4df91b135cac32ddc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
@@ -60,10 +60,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_end)
 	}
 
+	.rel_dyn_start :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_start)
+	}
+
 	.rel.dyn : {
-		__rel_dyn_start = .;
 		*(.rel*)
-		__rel_dyn_end = .;
+	}
+
+	.rel_dyn_end :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
 	_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
index d7adf90dafd9484125e5be2e36367bcda509cb05..3037885b1270ddaa5f502bfe24fdbe3b2fe829bc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -62,10 +62,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_end)
 	}
 
+	.rel_dyn_start :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_start)
+	}
+
 	.rel.dyn : {
-		__rel_dyn_start = .;
 		*(.rel*)
-		__rel_dyn_end = .;
+	}
+
+	.rel_dyn_end :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
 	_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S b/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S
index 3767a9550c73bdeae8decab3021235a081339d3c..3f444c1d267aaa9c66505cc704f8fe57bf99bc25 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ copy_loop:
 	/*
 	 * fix .rel.dyn relocations
 	 */
-	ldr	r2, _rel_dyn_start_ofs	/* r2 <- __rel_dyn_start local ofs */
-	add	r2, r2, r7		/* r2 <- SRC &__rel_dyn_start */
-	ldr	r3, _rel_dyn_end_ofs	/* r3 <- __rel_dyn_end local ofs */
-	add	r3, r3, r7		/* r3 <- SRC &__rel_dyn_end */
+	ldr	r2, =__rel_dyn_start	/* r2 <- SRC &__rel_dyn_start */
+	ldr	r3, =__rel_dyn_end	/* r3 <- SRC &__rel_dyn_end */
 fixloop:
 	ldr	r0, [r2]		/* r0 <- SRC location to fix up */
 	add	r0, r0, r9		/* r0 <- DST location to fix up */
@@ -88,9 +86,4 @@ relocate_done:
         bx        lr
 #endif
 
-_rel_dyn_start_ofs:
-	.word __rel_dyn_start - relocate_code
-_rel_dyn_end_ofs:
-	.word __rel_dyn_end - relocate_code
-
 ENDPROC(relocate_code)
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
index 03e846fa25a1952f7428bd5af7ba0cff1a20e8cf..5921dd8d6625fcea0ef29a958a2d0b72f8f2b3cd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ char __bss_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__bss_start")));
 char __bss_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__bss_end")));
 char __image_copy_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__image_copy_start")));
 char __image_copy_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__image_copy_end")));
+char __rel_dyn_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__rel_dyn_start")));
+char __rel_dyn_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__rel_dyn_end")));
diff --git a/board/actux1/u-boot.lds b/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
index 531e5986cb83b8ff66482ba9994c5019787b33d7..74aec5fbcc0df477132d4185b04939d1b993c0de 100644
--- a/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
@@ -68,10 +68,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_end)
 	}
 
+	.rel_dyn_start :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_start)
+	}
+
 	.rel.dyn : {
-		__rel_dyn_start = .;
 		*(.rel*)
-		__rel_dyn_end = .;
+	}
+
+	.rel_dyn_end :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
 	_end = .;
diff --git a/board/actux2/u-boot.lds b/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
index aff773ce9c4b89baef696b51541a742bdb97080b..c276501bd7b6dc057f4936b9f01ca0c175872a2b 100644
--- a/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
@@ -68,10 +68,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_end)
 	}
 
+	.rel_dyn_start :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_start)
+	}
+
 	.rel.dyn : {
-		__rel_dyn_start = .;
 		*(.rel*)
-		__rel_dyn_end = .;
+	}
+
+	.rel_dyn_end :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
 	_end = .;
diff --git a/board/actux3/u-boot.lds b/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
index 9d43e95284802d8554fd4f426ec40f7c15defbbe..5610644d79b15d968166c2eb76bca7055610637d 100644
--- a/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
@@ -68,10 +68,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_end)
 	}
 
+	.rel_dyn_start :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_start)
+	}
+
 	.rel.dyn : {
-		__rel_dyn_start = .;
 		*(.rel*)
-		__rel_dyn_end = .;
+	}
+
+	.rel_dyn_end :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
 	_end = .;
diff --git a/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds b/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
index ee7219f7ec5595eddc9e56140c18e455a1c182f4..f3591123230de5551a7cc0cc1236966631f115d0 100644
--- a/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
@@ -68,10 +68,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_end)
 	}
 
+	.rel_dyn_start :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_start)
+	}
+
 	.rel.dyn : {
-		__rel_dyn_start = .;
 		*(.rel*)
-		__rel_dyn_end = .;
+	}
+
+	.rel_dyn_end :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
 	_end = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
index f8ef00c32d53fc95b95c9cf83850390192809d4b..963d29f2dc839cb746dc60c39edb779854684e38 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
@@ -71,10 +71,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_end)
 	}
 
+	.rel_dyn_start :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_start)
+	}
+
 	.rel.dyn : {
-		__rel_dyn_start = .;
 		*(.rel*)
-		__rel_dyn_end = .;
+	}
+
+	.rel_dyn_end :
+	{
+		*(.__rel_dyn_end)
 	}
 
 	_end = .;