diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 37c9d2364a..58a49b2137 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ SECTIONS
 	_gp = ALIGN(16) + 0x7ff0;
 
 	.got : {
-		__got_start = .;
 		*(.got)
-		__got_end = .;
 	}
 
+	num_got_entries = SIZEOF(.got) >> PTR_COUNT_SHIFT;
+
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.sdata : {
 		*(.sdata*)
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 
-	num_got_entries = (__got_end - __got_start) >> PTR_COUNT_SHIFT;
-
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.sbss : {
 		*(.sbss*)