diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/u-boot.lds b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/u-boot.lds
index e4e8b60..7c0a18d 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/u-boot.lds
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 	.text :
 	{
-		arch/sh/cpu/sh2/start.o		(.text)
+		KEEP(arch/sh/cpu/sh2/start.o	(.text))
 		. = ALIGN(8192);
 		common/env_embedded.o	(.ppcenv)
 		. = ALIGN(8192);
diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/u-boot.lds b/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/u-boot.lds
index 8afe160..2716246 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/u-boot.lds
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 	.text :
 	{
-		arch/sh/cpu/sh3/start.o		(.text)
+		KEEP(arch/sh/cpu/sh3/start.o	(.text))
 		. = ALIGN(8192);
 		common/env_embedded.o	(.ppcenv)
 		. = ALIGN(8192);
diff --git a/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/u-boot.lds b/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/u-boot.lds
index d3719df..0f42325 100644
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/u-boot.lds
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 	.text :
 	{
-		arch/sh/cpu/sh4/start.o		(.text)
+		KEEP(arch/sh/cpu/sh4/start.o		(.text))
 		. = ALIGN(8192);
 		common/env_embedded.o	(.ppcenv)
 		. = ALIGN(8192);