diff --git a/lib/lm3s/libopencm3_lm3s.ld b/lib/lm3s/libopencm3_lm3s.ld
index 00ede3d9..d6de32b8 100644
--- a/lib/lm3s/libopencm3_lm3s.ld
+++ b/lib/lm3s/libopencm3_lm3s.ld
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
 	} >ram AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/lm3s/vector.c b/lib/lm3s/vector.c
index 5968d769..3a1c4d15 100644
--- a/lib/lm3s/vector.c
+++ b/lib/lm3s/vector.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))
 
 /* Symbols exported by the linker script(s): */
-extern unsigned _etext, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
+extern unsigned _data_loadaddr, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
 
 void main(void);
 void reset_handler(void);
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ void (*const vector_table[]) (void) = {
 void reset_handler(void)
 {
 	volatile unsigned *src, *dest;
+
 	__asm__("MSR msp, %0" : : "r"(&_stack));
 
-	for (src = &_etext, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
+	for (src = &_data_loadaddr, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
 		*dest = *src;
 
 	while (dest < &_ebss)
diff --git a/lib/lpc13xx/libopencm3_lpc13xx.ld b/lib/lpc13xx/libopencm3_lpc13xx.ld
index a1892cde..3d683dec 100644
--- a/lib/lpc13xx/libopencm3_lpc13xx.ld
+++ b/lib/lpc13xx/libopencm3_lpc13xx.ld
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
 	} >ram AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/lpc17xx/libopencm3_lpc17xx.ld b/lib/lpc17xx/libopencm3_lpc17xx.ld
index a1892cde..3d683dec 100644
--- a/lib/lpc17xx/libopencm3_lpc17xx.ld
+++ b/lib/lpc17xx/libopencm3_lpc17xx.ld
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
 	} >ram AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/lpc17xx/vector.c b/lib/lpc17xx/vector.c
index 016db7ab..518f5621 100644
--- a/lib/lpc17xx/vector.c
+++ b/lib/lpc17xx/vector.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 #define WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))
 
-/* Symbols exported by the linker script(s). */
-extern unsigned _etext, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
+/* Symbols exported by the linker script(s): */
+extern unsigned _data_loadaddr, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
 
 void main(void);
 void reset_handler(void);
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ void (*const vector_table[]) (void) = {
 void reset_handler(void)
 {
 	volatile unsigned *src, *dest;
+
 	__asm__("MSR msp, %0" : : "r"(&_stack));
 
-	for (src = &_etext, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
+	for (src = &_data_loadaddr, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
 		*dest = *src;
 
 	while (dest < &_ebss)
diff --git a/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx.ld b/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx.ld
index 2fedf091..b7f1d142 100644
--- a/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx.ld
+++ b/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx.ld
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
 	} >ram AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx_rom_to_ram.ld b/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx_rom_to_ram.ld
index e39f662f..4037ddce 100644
--- a/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx_rom_to_ram.ld
+++ b/lib/lpc43xx/libopencm3_lpc43xx_rom_to_ram.ld
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
 	} >ram_data AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/lpc43xx/vector.c b/lib/lpc43xx/vector.c
index daef5a9b..23008bc9 100644
--- a/lib/lpc43xx/vector.c
+++ b/lib/lpc43xx/vector.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 #define WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))
 
-/* Symbols exported by the linker script(s). */
-extern unsigned _etext, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
+/* Symbols exported by the linker script(s): */
+extern unsigned _data_loadaddr, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
 extern unsigned _etext_ram, _text_ram, _etext_rom;
 
 void main(void);
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ void (*const vector_table[]) (void) = {
 void reset_handler(void)
 {
 	volatile unsigned *src, *dest;
+
 	__asm__("MSR msp, %0" : : "r"(&_stack));
 
 	/* Copy the code from ROM to Real RAM (if enabled) */
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ void reset_handler(void)
 		/* Continue Execution in RAM */
 	}
 
-	for (src = &_etext, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
+	for (src = &_data_loadaddr, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
 		*dest = *src;
 
 	while (dest < &_ebss)
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld b/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld
index f4f8e3b2..c4a1bcef 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld
+++ b/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld
@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ SECTIONS
 		__exidx_end = .;
 	} >rom
 
-	.data : AT (__exidx_end) {
+	.data : {
 		_data = .;
 		*(.data*)	/* Read-write initialized data */
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
-	} >ram
+	} >ram AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f1/vector.c b/lib/stm32/f1/vector.c
index 119ce309..f496ae4b 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f1/vector.c
+++ b/lib/stm32/f1/vector.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 #define WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))
 
-/* Symbols exported by the linker script(s). */
-extern unsigned __exidx_end, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
+/* Symbols exported by the linker script(s): */
+extern unsigned _data_loadaddr, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
 
 void main(void);
 void reset_handler(void);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void reset_handler(void)
 
 	__asm__("MSR msp, %0" : : "r"(&_stack));
 
-	for (src = &__exidx_end, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
+	for (src = &_data_loadaddr, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
 		*dest = *src;
 
 	while (dest < &_ebss)
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f2/libopencm3_stm32f2.ld b/lib/stm32/f2/libopencm3_stm32f2.ld
index f4f8e3b2..c4a1bcef 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f2/libopencm3_stm32f2.ld
+++ b/lib/stm32/f2/libopencm3_stm32f2.ld
@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ SECTIONS
 		__exidx_end = .;
 	} >rom
 
-	.data : AT (__exidx_end) {
+	.data : {
 		_data = .;
 		*(.data*)	/* Read-write initialized data */
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
-	} >ram
+	} >ram AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f2/vector.c b/lib/stm32/f2/vector.c
index 64d2426b..3429bfb0 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f2/vector.c
+++ b/lib/stm32/f2/vector.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))
 
 /* Symbols exported by the linker script(s): */
-extern unsigned __exidx_end, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
+extern unsigned _data_loadaddr, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
 
 void main(void);
 void reset_handler(void);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void reset_handler(void)
 
 	__asm__("MSR msp, %0" : : "r"(&_stack));
 
-	for (src = &__exidx_end, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
+	for (src = &_data_loadaddr, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
 		*dest = *src;
 
 	while (dest < &_ebss)
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f4/libopencm3_stm32f4.ld b/lib/stm32/f4/libopencm3_stm32f4.ld
index cf7e9ec0..25b0ace2 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f4/libopencm3_stm32f4.ld
+++ b/lib/stm32/f4/libopencm3_stm32f4.ld
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_edata = .;
 	} >ram AT >rom
+	_data_loadaddr = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss*)	/* Read-write zero initialized data */
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f4/vector.c b/lib/stm32/f4/vector.c
index 1c901da7..3429bfb0 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f4/vector.c
+++ b/lib/stm32/f4/vector.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))
 
 /* Symbols exported by the linker script(s): */
-extern unsigned _etext, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
+extern unsigned _data_loadaddr, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
 
 void main(void);
 void reset_handler(void);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void reset_handler(void)
 
 	__asm__("MSR msp, %0" : : "r"(&_stack));
 
-	for (src = &_etext, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
+	for (src = &_data_loadaddr, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
 		*dest = *src;
 
 	while (dest < &_ebss)