diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/ipod/boot.lds b/firmware/target/arm/ipod/boot.lds
index 69a89cd5f5..ae5358ae93 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/ipod/boot.lds
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/ipod/boot.lds
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ SECTIONS
   /* The bss section is too large for IRAM - we just move it 16MB into the
      DRAM */
 
-  . = (DRAMORIG+16*1024*1024);
-  .bss : {
+  . = DRAMORIG;
+  .bss . + (16*1024*1024): {
      _edata = .;
      *(.bss*);
      *(.ibss);
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/iriver/boot.lds b/firmware/target/arm/iriver/boot.lds
index ab6a576078..bf7d2b6431 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/iriver/boot.lds
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/iriver/boot.lds
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ SECTIONS
   /* The bss section is too large for IRAM - we just move it 16MB into the
      DRAM */
 
-  . = (DRAMORIG+16*1024*1024);
-  .bss : {
+  . = DRAMORIG;
+  .bss . + (16*1024*1024) : {
      _edata = .;
      *(.bss*);
      *(.ibss);
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/olympus/boot.lds b/firmware/target/arm/olympus/boot.lds
index e083aa4a08..95a1c873db 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/olympus/boot.lds
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/olympus/boot.lds
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ SECTIONS
   /* The bss section is too large for IRAM - we just move it 16MB into the
      DRAM */
 
-  . = (DRAMORIG+16*1024*1024);
-  .bss : {
+  . = DRAMORIG;
+  .bss . + (16*1024*1024): {
      _edata = .;
      *(.bss*);
      *(.ibss);
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/sandisk/boot.lds b/firmware/target/arm/sandisk/boot.lds
index 1eeda06340..d115aa5949 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/sandisk/boot.lds
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/sandisk/boot.lds
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
   /* The bss section is too large for IRAM - we just move it 16MB into the
      DRAM */
 
-  . = (DRAMORIG+16*1024*1024);
-  .bss : {
+  . = DRAMORIG;
+  .bss  . + (16*1024*1024) : {
      _edata = .;
      *(.bss*);
      *(.ibss);