diff --git a/arch/avr32/cpu/start.S b/arch/avr32/cpu/start.S
index 97140e9..71cbc52 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/avr32/cpu/start.S
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	/* zero out .bss */
 	mov	r0, 0
 	mov	r1, 0
-	lda.w	r9, _end
+	lda.w	r9, __bss_end__
 	sub	r9, r8
 1:	st.d	r10++, r0
 	sub	r9, 8
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/sections.h
index fe819b2..3f15788 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
 extern char _text[], _etext[];
 extern char _data[], __data_lma[], _edata[], __edata_lma[];
 extern char __got_start[], __got_lma[], __got_end[];
-extern char _end[];
+extern char __bss_end__[];
 
 #endif /* __ASM_AVR32_SECTIONS_H */
diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
index 8b56237..5edef8f 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 	printf ("\n\n%s\n\n", version_string);
 	printf ("U-Boot code: %08lx -> %08lx  data: %08lx -> %08lx\n",
 		(unsigned long)_text, (unsigned long)_etext,
-		(unsigned long)_data, (unsigned long)_end);
+		(unsigned long)_data, (unsigned long)__bss_end__);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 	 *  - stack
 	 */
 	addr = CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + sdram_size;
-	monitor_len = _end - _text;
+	monitor_len = __bss_end__ - _text;
 
 	/*
 	 * Reserve memory for u-boot code, data and bss.