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