diff --git a/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld b/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld
index 87cdef71f6..ff8b2e0186 100644
--- a/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ SECTIONS
       _sdata = .;
       *(.data*)
       . = ALIGN(8);
+      __start_impls = .;
+      *(.impls)
+      KEEP(*(.impls))
+      . = ALIGN(4);
+      __stop_impls = .;
       _edata = .;
   } > RAM AT > ROM