diff --git a/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.s b/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.s
index caf9f0f1e..951fd4c78 100644
--- a/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.s
+++ b/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.s
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 .set    I_BIT, 0x80
                 .set    F_BIT, 0x40
 
-                .section .startup
+                .text
                 .code   32
                 .balign 4
 
diff --git a/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/rules.ld b/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/rules.ld
index f801c2f94..6bda5170c 100644
--- a/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/rules.ld
+++ b/os/common/ports/ARM/compilers/GCC/rules.ld
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
     .text : ALIGN(16) SUBALIGN(16)
     {
-        *(.startup)
-        *(.startup.*)
         *(.text)
         *(.text.*)
         *(.rodata)