diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
index b9ad341..0d21827 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@
 
 int os_parse_args(struct sandbox_state *state, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	struct sandbox_cmdline_option **sb_opt = __u_boot_sandbox_option_start;
+	struct sandbox_cmdline_option **sb_opt =
+		__u_boot_sandbox_option_start();
 	size_t num_options = __u_boot_sandbox_option_count();
 	size_t i;
 
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
index e87365e..63ca514 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
 int sandbox_early_getopt_check(void)
 {
 	struct sandbox_state *state = state_get_current();
-	struct sandbox_cmdline_option **sb_opt = __u_boot_sandbox_option_start;
+	struct sandbox_cmdline_option **sb_opt =
+		__u_boot_sandbox_option_start();
 	size_t num_options = __u_boot_sandbox_option_count();
 	size_t i;
 	int max_arg_len, max_noarg_len;
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index 1816043..6754f4e 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 		__priv_data_end = .;
 	}
 
-	__u_boot_sandbox_option_start = .;
-	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : { KEEP(*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt)) }
-	__u_boot_sandbox_option_end = .;
+	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : {
+		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_start)
+		KEEP(*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt))
+		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_end)
+	}
 }
 
 INSERT AFTER .data;
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
index a1f509c..6d71061 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
 	}
 
-	__u_boot_sandbox_option_start = .;
-	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : { *(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt) }
-	__u_boot_sandbox_option_end = .;
+	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : {
+		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_start)
+		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt)
+		*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt_end)
+	}
 
 	.__efi_runtime_start : {
 		*(.__efi_runtime_start)