diff --git a/arch/nios2/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/nios2/cpu/u-boot.lds
index d0eb80d..f937396 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/nios2/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.u_boot_list : {
-	#include <u-boot.lst>
+		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
 	}
 
 	/* INIT DATA sections - "Small" data (see the gcc -G option)