diff --git a/include/configs/bf533-stamp.h b/include/configs/bf533-stamp.h
index 242bf5a..579540e 100644
--- a/include/configs/bf533-stamp.h
+++ b/include/configs/bf533-stamp.h
@@ -117,6 +117,21 @@
 #else
 #define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED_CUSTOM
 #endif
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/bf537-pnav.h b/include/configs/bf537-pnav.h
index c8a59ab..284c7fc 100644
--- a/include/configs/bf537-pnav.h
+++ b/include/configs/bf537-pnav.h
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@
 #endif
 #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE		0x1000
 #define CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE	0x2000
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/bf537-stamp.h b/include/configs/bf537-stamp.h
index a8c5b91..e883f2e 100644
--- a/include/configs/bf537-stamp.h
+++ b/include/configs/bf537-stamp.h
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@
 #else
 #define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED_CUSTOM
 #endif
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/bf538f-ezkit.h b/include/configs/bf538f-ezkit.h
index f719acc..91622e3 100644
--- a/include/configs/bf538f-ezkit.h
+++ b/include/configs/bf538f-ezkit.h
@@ -111,6 +111,21 @@
 #else
 #define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED_CUSTOM
 #endif
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/bf561-ezkit.h b/include/configs/bf561-ezkit.h
index e7cfc8a..4779a97 100644
--- a/include/configs/bf561-ezkit.h
+++ b/include/configs/bf561-ezkit.h
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@
 #else
 #define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED_CUSTOM
 #endif
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/zlib.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	board/bf561-ezkit/bf561-ezkit.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/cm-bf537e.h b/include/configs/cm-bf537e.h
index 65604ed..021b631 100644
--- a/include/configs/cm-bf537e.h
+++ b/include/configs/cm-bf537e.h
@@ -94,6 +94,21 @@
 #else
 #define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED_CUSTOM
 #endif
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h b/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h
index 7738742..066859f 100644
--- a/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h
+++ b/include/configs/ibf-dsp561.h
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@
 #else
 #define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED_CUSTOM
 #endif
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/zlib.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	board/ibf-dsp561/ibf-dsp561.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/tcm-bf537.h b/include/configs/tcm-bf537.h
index 31fe61a..9794e1b 100644
--- a/include/configs/tcm-bf537.h
+++ b/include/configs/tcm-bf537.h
@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@
 #else
 #define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED_CUSTOM
 #endif
+#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
+ * the sector before the environment sector. If it throws
+ * an error during compilation remove an object here to get
+ * it linked after the configuration sector.
+ */
+# define LDS_BOARD_TEXT \
+	cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*); \
+	cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*); \
+	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
+	common/env_embedded.o		(.text .text.*);
+#endif
 
 
 /*