diff --git a/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmip.sh b/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmip.sh
index 992d45469fd4..0926d6697550 100644
--- a/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmip.sh
+++ b/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmip.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS="
   .lit8         ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.lit8) }
   .lit4         ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.lit4) }
 "
-TEXT_START_SYMBOLS="${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_ftext = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"
+TEXT_START_SYMBOLS="PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__eprol = .); ${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_ftext = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"
 DATA_START_SYMBOLS="${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_fdata = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"
 OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS="${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_fbss = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"
 OTHER_SECTIONS="
diff --git a/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh b/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh
index 365be559c3c0..ad03e96495f1 100644
--- a/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh
+++ b/external/gpl3/binutils/dist/ld/emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS="
 "
 
 # Magic symbols.
-TEXT_START_SYMBOLS="${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_ftext = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"
+TEXT_START_SYMBOLS="PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__eprol = .); ${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_ftext = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"
 DATA_START_SYMBOLS="${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_fdata = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"
 OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS="${CREATE_SHLIB+PROVIDE (}_fbss = .${CREATE_SHLIB+)};"