diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index 6b300bc..ef885fd 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 {
 
 	. = ALIGN(32);
-	.u_boot_list : {
-		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
+	__u_boot_list : {
+		KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));
 	}
 
 	/* Private data for devices with OF_PLATDATA_RT */
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 1f89a33..ba8dee5 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 {
 
 	. = ALIGN(32);
-	.u_boot_list : {
-		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
+	__u_boot_list : {
+		KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));
 	}
 
 	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : {