diff --git a/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S b/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S
index e2d71da..ee0dbb4 100644
--- a/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S
+++ b/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
 	bic	x0, x0, #(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE - 1)
 	ret	x10
 #endif
-	.word	platform_normal_stacks
+	/* Prevent linker from removal of stack section */
+	.quad	platform_normal_stacks
 
 #else /* !(IMAGE_BL31 && RECLAIM_INIT_CODE) */
 	mov	x10, x30