diff --git a/examples/standalone/Makefile b/examples/standalone/Makefile
index 5f1f8008073648a30643f66e6690e4a76577e63b..c2dd514d9391cc9d65a3b74a679b54bdc1375569 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/Makefile
+++ b/examples/standalone/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ CFLAGS := $(filter-out $(RELFLAGS),$(CFLAGS))
 CPPFLAGS := $(filter-out $(RELFLAGS),$(CPPFLAGS))
 endif
 
+# We don't want gcc reordering functions if possible.  This ensures that an
+# application's entry point will be the first function in the application's
+# source file.
+CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-toplevel-reorder)
+
 all:	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(LIB) $(SREC) $(BIN) $(ELF)
 
 #########################################################################