diff --git a/board/altera/ep1s40/u-boot.lds b/board/altera/ep1s40/u-boot.lds
index b99b82c..73dfe9d 100644
--- a/board/altera/ep1s40/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/altera/ep1s40/u-boot.lds
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	 * bss follows. We keep it adjacent to simplify init code.
 	 */
 	__bss_start = .;
-	.sbss :
+	.sbss (NOLOAD) :
 	{
 	  *(.sbss)
 	  *(.sbss.*)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	  *(.scommon)
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.bss :
+	.bss (NOLOAD) :
 	{
 	  *(.bss)
 	  *(.bss.*)