diff --git a/FreeRTOS-Plus/Demo/FreeRTOS_Plus_TCP_Echo_Qemu_mps2/scripts/mps2_m3.ld b/FreeRTOS-Plus/Demo/FreeRTOS_Plus_TCP_Echo_Qemu_mps2/scripts/mps2_m3.ld
index db55f7f5fe..003f924909 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS-Plus/Demo/FreeRTOS_Plus_TCP_Echo_Qemu_mps2/scripts/mps2_m3.ld
+++ b/FreeRTOS-Plus/Demo/FreeRTOS_Plus_TCP_Echo_Qemu_mps2/scripts/mps2_m3.ld
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.rodata*)
         . = ALIGN(4);
         _etext = .;
-        _sidata = _etext;
     } > FLASH
 
 	.ARM.extab :
@@ -85,7 +84,9 @@ SECTIONS
         __interrupts_ram_end = .;
 
     } > RAM
-    
+
+    _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);
+
     .data : /* AT ( _sidata ) */
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);