diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
index ba8dee5..52f13af 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : {
 		*(_u_boot_sandbox_getopt_start)
-		*(_u_boot_sandbox_getopt)
+		KEEP(*(_u_boot_sandbox_getopt))
 		*(_u_boot_sandbox_getopt_end)
 	}