diff --git a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-app.ld b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-app.ld
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9e6aaed899..85b5060790
--- a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-app.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-app.ld
@@ -78,25 +78,23 @@ SECTIONS
         _etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > FLASH
 
-    .init_section : ALIGN(4) {
+    .init_section : ALIGN(16) {
         _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.init_array .init_array.*)
         _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > FLASH
 
-    .ARM.extab : {
+    .ARM.extab : ALIGN(16) {
         *(.ARM.extab*)
     } > FLASH
 
-    .ARM.exidx : ALIGN(4) {
+    .ARM.exidx : ALIGN(16) {
         __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.ARM.exidx*)
         __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > FLASH
 
-    _eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);
-
-    .data : ALIGN(4) {
+    .data : ALIGN(16) {
         _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.data .data.*)
         *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
@@ -105,7 +103,9 @@ SECTIONS
         _edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > SRAM AT > FLASH
 
-    .bss : ALIGN(4) {
+    _eronly = LOADADDR(.data);
+
+    .bss : ALIGN(16) {
         _sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.bss .bss.*)
         *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
diff --git a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-boot.ld b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-boot.ld
index 02d9c14c99..e9a80ef723 100644
--- a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-boot.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-flash-boot.ld
@@ -76,25 +76,23 @@ SECTIONS
         _etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > FLASH
 
-    .init_section :  ALIGN(4) {
+    .init_section : ALIGN(16) {
         _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.init_array .init_array.*)
         _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > FLASH
 
-    .ARM.extab : {
+    .ARM.extab : ALIGN(16) {
         *(.ARM.extab*)
     } > FLASH
 
-    .ARM.exidx :  ALIGN(4) {
+    .ARM.exidx : ALIGN(16) {
         __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.ARM.exidx*)
         __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > FLASH
 
-    _eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);
-
-    .data :  ALIGN(4) {
+    .data : ALIGN(16) {
         _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.data .data.*)
         *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
@@ -103,7 +101,9 @@ SECTIONS
         _edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > SRAM AT > FLASH
 
-    .bss :  ALIGN(4) {
+    _eronly = LOADADDR(.data);
+
+    .bss :  ALIGN(16) {
         _sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.bss .bss.*)
         *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
diff --git a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-sdram.ld b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-sdram.ld
index 423d2af889..cab2f72877 100644
--- a/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-sdram.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/lpc17xx_40xx/lx_cpu/scripts/link-sdram.ld
@@ -79,26 +79,23 @@ SECTIONS
         _etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > SDRAM
 
-    .init_section : {
+    .init_section : ALIGN(16) {
         _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.init_array .init_array.*)
         _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > SDRAM
 
-    .ARM.extab : {
+    .ARM.extab : ALIGN(16) {
         *(.ARM.extab*)
     } > SDRAM
 
-    __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    .ARM.exidx : {
+    .ARM.exidx : ALIGN(16) {
+        __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.ARM.exidx*)
+        __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > SDRAM
 
-    __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-
-    _eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);
-
-    .data : {
+    .data : ALIGN(16) {
         _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.data .data.*)
         *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
@@ -107,6 +104,8 @@ SECTIONS
         _edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > SRAM AT > SDRAM
 
+    _eronly = LOADADDR(.data);
+
     .bss : {
         _sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
         *(.bss .bss.*)