diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index f97abdf..de65b01 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	}
 
 	__u_boot_sandbox_option_start = .;
-	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : { *(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt) }
+	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : { KEEP(*(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt)) }
 	__u_boot_sandbox_option_end = .;
 
 	__bss_start = .;