diff --git a/include/u-boot/u-boot.lds.h b/include/u-boot/u-boot.lds.h
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+/*
+ * Linker script helper macros
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Analog Devices Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __U_BOOT_LDS__
+#define __U_BOOT_LDS__
+
+/* See if the linker version is at least the specified version */
+#define LD_AT_LEAST(major, minor) \
+	((major > LD_MAJOR) || (major == LD_MAJOR && minor <= LD_MINOR))
+
+/*
+ * Linker versions prior to 2.16 don't understand the builtin
+ * functions SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT() and SORT_BY_NAME(), so disable these
+ */
+#if !LD_AT_LEAST(2, 16)
+# define SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(x) x
+# define SORT_BY_NAME(x) x
+#endif
+
+#endif