diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/ppc/boot_loader.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/ppc/boot_loader.ld
index cc73e4a721..5e255de522 100644
--- a/src/system/ldscripts/ppc/boot_loader.ld
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/ppc/boot_loader.ld
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ SECTIONS
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 	. = 0x102000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 
+	__text_begin = .;
+
 	/* text/read-only data */
 	.text :	{ *(.text .gnu.linkonce.t.*) }