diff --git a/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds b/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
index 75a3af64b9..9c71ef7e4b 100644
--- a/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
-	__got_start = .;
-	.got  : { *(.got) }
-	__got_end = .;
+	.got : {
+	  __got_start = .;
+	  *(.got)
+	  __got_end = .;
+	}
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
diff --git a/board/gth2/u-boot.lds b/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
index 69c8c9d51a..0ab42db1b0 100644
--- a/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
-	__got_start = .;
-	.got  : { *(.got) }
-	__got_end = .;
+	.got : {
+	  __got_start = .;
+	  *(.got)
+	  __got_end = .;
+	}
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
diff --git a/board/incaip/u-boot.lds b/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
index 75a3af64b9..9c71ef7e4b 100644
--- a/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
-	__got_start = .;
-	.got  : { *(.got) }
-	__got_end = .;
+	.got : {
+	  __got_start = .;
+	  *(.got)
+	  __got_end = .;
+	}
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
diff --git a/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds b/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
index 865be77bf3..7329e6aaa0 100644
--- a/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
-	__got_start = .;
-	.got  : { *(.got) }
-	__got_end = .;
+	.got : {
+	  __got_start = .;
+	  *(.got)
+	  __got_end = .;
+	}
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
diff --git a/board/purple/u-boot.lds b/board/purple/u-boot.lds
index 6b3783f664..aa51cbf07c 100644
--- a/board/purple/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/purple/u-boot.lds
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
-	__got_start = .;
-	.got  : { *(.got) }
-	__got_end = .;
+	.got : {
+	  __got_start = .;
+	  *(.got)
+	  __got_end = .;
+	}
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
diff --git a/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds b/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
index 26d8c818b1..148f5e670b 100644
--- a/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
-	__got_start = .;
-	.got  : { *(.got) }
-	__got_end = .;
+	.got : {
+	  __got_start = .;
+	  *(.got)
+	  __got_end = .;
+	}
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
diff --git a/examples/mips.lds b/examples/mips.lds
index 6f31eb7198..3bd573cc54 100644
--- a/examples/mips.lds
+++ b/examples/mips.lds
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
-	__got_start = .;
-	.got  : { *(.got) }
-	__got_end = .;
+	.got : {
+	  __got_start = .;
+	  *(.got)
+	  __got_end = .;
+	}
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }