diff --git a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld
index bd5706c00c7..bf5b643e4a9 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init_section :
   {
     _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+    KEEP(*(.init_array .init_array.*))
     _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > kflash
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/user-space.ld b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/user-space.ld
index 2ee2aae7246..df7ef101c17 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/user-space.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/scripts/user-space.ld
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init_section :
   {
     _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+    KEEP(*(.init_array .init_array.*))
     _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > uflash
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld
index 715bc970d2b..2b2a3df9887 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/kernel-space.ld
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init_section :
   {
     _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+    KEEP(*(.init_array .init_array.*))
     _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > kflash
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/user-space.ld b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/user-space.ld
index 785d60dc476..daf3f4bcd11 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/user-space.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/scripts/user-space.ld
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init_section :
   {
     _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+    KEEP(*(.init_array .init_array.*))
     _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > uflash