diff --git a/examples/stm32/f1/Makefile.include b/examples/stm32/f1/Makefile.include
index b60bfb90..92ad689d 100644
--- a/examples/stm32/f1/Makefile.include
+++ b/examples/stm32/f1/Makefile.include
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ TOOLCHAIN_DIR   = ../../../../..
 CFLAGS		+= -Os -g -Wall -Wextra -I$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/include \
 		   -fno-common -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -msoft-float -MD -DSTM32F1
 LDSCRIPT	?= $(BINARY).ld
-LDFLAGS		+= -lc -lnosys -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/stm32/f1 \
+LDFLAGS		+= -Wl,--start-group -lc -lgcc -lnosys -Wl,--end-group \
+		   -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/stm32/f1 \
 		   -T$(LDSCRIPT) -nostartfiles -Wl,--gc-sections \
 		   -mthumb -march=armv7 -mfix-cortex-m3-ldrd -msoft-float
 OBJS		+= $(BINARY).o
diff --git a/examples/stm32/f2/Makefile.include b/examples/stm32/f2/Makefile.include
index 4faa27ef..f68da433 100644
--- a/examples/stm32/f2/Makefile.include
+++ b/examples/stm32/f2/Makefile.include
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ TOOLCHAIN_DIR   = ../../../../..
 CFLAGS		+= -Os -g -Wall -Wextra -I$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/include \
 		   -fno-common -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -msoft-float -MD -DSTM32F2
 LDSCRIPT	?= $(BINARY).ld
-LDFLAGS		+= -lc -lnosys -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib \
-			 -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/stm32/f2 \
+LDFLAGS		+= -Wl,--start-group -lc -lgcc -lnosys -Wl,--end-group \
+		   -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib -L$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/stm32/f2 \
 		   -T$(LDSCRIPT) -nostartfiles -Wl,--gc-sections \
 		   -mthumb -march=armv7 -mfix-cortex-m3-ldrd -msoft-float
 OBJS		+= $(BINARY).o
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld b/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld
index 0624b96d..e2f1bd1a 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld
+++ b/lib/stm32/f1/libopencm3_stm32f1.ld
@@ -40,17 +40,22 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 	} >rom
 
-	/* exception index - required due to libgcc.a issuing /0 exceptions */
-	__exidx_start = .;
+	/*
+	* Another section used by C++ stuff, appears when using newlib with
+	* 64bit (long long) printf support
+	*/
+	.ARM.extab : {
+		*(.ARM.extab*)
+	} >rom
 	.ARM.exidx : {
-		   *(.ARM.exidx*)
-	} > rom
-	__exidx_end = .;
+		__exidx_start = .;
+		*(.ARM.exidx*)
+		__exidx_end = .;
+	} >rom
 
+	. = ORIGIN(ram);
 
-	_etext = .;
-
-	.data : {
+	.data : AT (__exidx_end) {
 		_data = .;
 		*(.data*)	/* Read-write initialized data */
 		. = ALIGN(4);
@@ -64,11 +69,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		_ebss = .;
 	} >ram
 
-	/* exception unwind data - required due to libgcc.a issuing /0 exceptions */
-	.ARM.extab : {
-		*(.ARM.extab*)
-	} >ram
-
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	end = .;
 }
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f1/vector.c b/lib/stm32/f1/vector.c
index fe61e29d..119ce309 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f1/vector.c
+++ b/lib/stm32/f1/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 __exidx_end, _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 = &_etext, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
+	for (src = &__exidx_end, 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 0624b96d..e2f1bd1a 100644
--- a/lib/stm32/f2/libopencm3_stm32f2.ld
+++ b/lib/stm32/f2/libopencm3_stm32f2.ld
@@ -40,17 +40,22 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 	} >rom
 
-	/* exception index - required due to libgcc.a issuing /0 exceptions */
-	__exidx_start = .;
+	/*
+	* Another section used by C++ stuff, appears when using newlib with
+	* 64bit (long long) printf support
+	*/
+	.ARM.extab : {
+		*(.ARM.extab*)
+	} >rom
 	.ARM.exidx : {
-		   *(.ARM.exidx*)
-	} > rom
-	__exidx_end = .;
+		__exidx_start = .;
+		*(.ARM.exidx*)
+		__exidx_end = .;
+	} >rom
 
+	. = ORIGIN(ram);
 
-	_etext = .;
-
-	.data : {
+	.data : AT (__exidx_end) {
 		_data = .;
 		*(.data*)	/* Read-write initialized data */
 		. = ALIGN(4);
@@ -64,11 +69,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		_ebss = .;
 	} >ram
 
-	/* exception unwind data - required due to libgcc.a issuing /0 exceptions */
-	.ARM.extab : {
-		*(.ARM.extab*)
-	} >ram
-
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	end = .;
 }
diff --git a/lib/stm32/f2/vector.c b/lib/stm32/f2/vector.c
index 1c901da7..64d2426b 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 _etext, _data, _edata, _ebss, _stack;
+extern unsigned __exidx_end, _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 = &__exidx_end, dest = &_data; dest < &_edata; src++, dest++)
 		*dest = *src;
 
 	while (dest < &_ebss)