diff --git a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/ddram.ld b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/ddram.ld
index fcc213f618c..5aa3bda0608 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/ddram.ld
+++ b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/ddram.ld
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	.text : {
 		_stext = ABSOLUTE(.);
-		*(.vectors)
+		KEEP (*(.vectors))
 		*(.text .text.*)
 		*(.fixup)
 		*(.gnu.warning)
diff --git a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/isram.ld b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/isram.ld
index 035fd574704..aeb1668b742 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/isram.ld
+++ b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/isram.ld
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	.text : {
 		_stext = ABSOLUTE(.);
-		*(.vectors)
+		KEEP (*(.vectors))
 		*(.text .text.*)
 		*(.fixup)
 		*(.gnu.warning)
diff --git a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/pg-sram.ld b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/pg-sram.ld
index 6cf0591a2c9..ea2eb026ec3 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/pg-sram.ld
+++ b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/scripts/pg-sram.ld
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	.locked : {
 		_slocked = ABSOLUTE(.);
-		*(.vectors)
+		KEEP (*(.vectors))
 		up_head.o locked.r (.text .text.*)
 		up_head.o locked.r (.fixup)
 		up_head.o locked.r (.gnu.warning)