diff --git a/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds b/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
index 9639b81ac..861873272 100644
--- a/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
-	. = .;
-	__u_boot_cmd_start = .;
-	.u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
-	__u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	.u_boot_cmd : {
+	  __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
+	  *(.u_boot_cmd)
+	  __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	}
 
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 	num_got_entries = (__got_end - __got_start) >> 2;
diff --git a/board/gth2/u-boot.lds b/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
index 90432cb88..ce53d9ddb 100644
--- a/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
-	__u_boot_cmd_start = .;
-	.u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
-	__u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	.u_boot_cmd : {
+	  __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
+	  *(.u_boot_cmd)
+	  __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	}
 
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 	num_got_entries = (__got_end - __got_start) >> 2;
diff --git a/board/incaip/u-boot.lds b/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
index 9639b81ac..861873272 100644
--- a/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
-	. = .;
-	__u_boot_cmd_start = .;
-	.u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
-	__u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	.u_boot_cmd : {
+	  __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
+	  *(.u_boot_cmd)
+	  __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	}
 
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 	num_got_entries = (__got_end - __got_start) >> 2;
diff --git a/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds b/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
index 363d974c4..861873272 100644
--- a/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
-	__u_boot_cmd_start = .;
-	.u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
-	__u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	.u_boot_cmd : {
+	  __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
+	  *(.u_boot_cmd)
+	  __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	}
 
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 	num_got_entries = (__got_end - __got_start) >> 2;
diff --git a/board/purple/u-boot.lds b/board/purple/u-boot.lds
index e7ec012c3..50e7f848e 100644
--- a/board/purple/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/purple/u-boot.lds
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
-	. = .;
-	__u_boot_cmd_start = .;
-	.u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
-	__u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	.u_boot_cmd : {
+	  __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
+	  *(.u_boot_cmd)
+	  __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	}
 
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 	num_got_entries = (__got_end - __got_start) >> 2;
diff --git a/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds b/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
index b2fa9f22d..c629040a0 100644
--- a/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
 
-	. = .;
-	__u_boot_cmd_start = .;
-	.u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
-	__u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	.u_boot_cmd : {
+	  __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
+	  *(.u_boot_cmd)
+	  __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+	}
 
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 	num_got_entries = (__got_end - __got_start) >> 2;