diff --git a/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/flash.ld b/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/flash.ld
index 578452392..c79e630a5 100644
--- a/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/flash.ld
+++ b/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/flash.ld
@@ -40,12 +40,15 @@ MEMORY
 {
 	flash0 (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x00080000, LENGTH = 0x00020000 /* Flash0, 128K */
 	flash1 (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x00100000, LENGTH = 0x00020000 /* Flash1, 128K */
-	sram0  (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x20000100, LENGTH = 0x00007F00 /* Sram0, 32K */
+	sram0  (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0x00008000 /* Sram0, 32K */
 	sram1  (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x20080000, LENGTH = 0x00004000 /* Sram1, 16K */
 	rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = ORIGIN(flash1)-LENGTH(flash0), LENGTH = LENGTH(flash0)+LENGTH(flash1) /* Flash, 256K */
-	ram (rwx)   : ORIGIN = ORIGIN( sram1)-LENGTH( sram0), LENGTH = LENGTH( sram0)+LENGTH( sram1) /* sram, 64K */
+	ram (rwx)   : ORIGIN = ORIGIN( sram1)-LENGTH( sram0), LENGTH = LENGTH( sram0)+LENGTH( sram1) /* sram, 48K */
 }
 
+/* The stack size used by the application. NOTE: you need to adjust  */
+STACK_SIZE = 0x2000;
+
 /* Section Definitions */ 
 SECTIONS 
 { 
@@ -136,7 +139,10 @@ SECTIONS
     .stack (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(8);
-        *(.stack .stack.*)
+         _sstack = .;
+        . = . + STACK_SIZE;
+        . = ALIGN(8);
+        _estack = .;
     } > sram1
 
     . = ALIGN(4); 
diff --git a/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/sram.ld b/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/sram.ld
index a4f921aaf..c8e21ad30 100644
--- a/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/sram.ld
+++ b/hardware/sam/variants/arduino_due/linker_scripts/gcc/sram.ld
@@ -40,12 +40,15 @@ MEMORY
 {
 	flash0 (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x00080000, LENGTH = 0x00020000 /* Flash0, 128K */
 	flash1 (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x00100000, LENGTH = 0x00020000 /* Flash1, 128K */
-	sram0  (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x20000100, LENGTH = 0x00007F00 /* Sram0, 32K */
+	sram0  (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0x00008000 /* Sram0, 32K */
 	sram1  (W!RX) : ORIGIN = 0x20080000, LENGTH = 0x00004000 /* Sram1, 16K */
 	rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = ORIGIN(flash1)-LENGTH(flash0), LENGTH = LENGTH(flash0)+LENGTH(flash1) /* Flash, 256K */
-	ram (rwx)   : ORIGIN = ORIGIN( sram1)-LENGTH( sram0), LENGTH = LENGTH( sram0)+LENGTH( sram1) /* sram, 64K */
+	ram (rwx)   : ORIGIN = ORIGIN( sram1)-LENGTH( sram0), LENGTH = LENGTH( sram0)+LENGTH( sram1) /* sram, 48K */
 }
 
+/* The stack size used by the application. NOTE: you need to adjust  */
+STACK_SIZE = 0x800;
+
 /* Section Definitions */ 
 SECTIONS 
 { 
@@ -128,7 +131,10 @@ SECTIONS
     .stack (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(8);
-        *(.stack .stack.*)
+         _sstack = .;
+        . = . + STACK_SIZE;
+        . = ALIGN(8);
+        _estack = .;
     } > sram1
 
     /* .ARM.exidx is sorted, so has to go in its own output section.  */