diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/i386ex/start/start.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/i386ex/start/start.S
index 80f7b8cdf1..c3a8564c9c 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/i386ex/start/start.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/i386ex/start/start.S
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ END_DATA
 */
 	
 	.code16
-	.section .reset                        
+	.section .reset, "ax"
 		PUBLIC ( SYM(reset) ) 
 SYM(reset):
 	nop
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ SYM(reset):
 	nop
 	nop
 	
-	.section .initial
+	.section .initial, "ax"
 	/* nop */		/* required for linker -- initial jump is to "label - 2"   */
 	/* nop */		/* ie. _initInternalRegisters -2 ( which now == .initial ) */ 	
 /*
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ts_386ex/start/start.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ts_386ex/start/start.S
index 63248b961f..3f167fe9e3 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ts_386ex/start/start.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ts_386ex/start/start.S
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	PUBLIC( SYM(_init_i386ex) )
 
 	
-	.section .initial
+	.section .initial, "ax"
 
 /*
  * Enable access to peripheral register at expanded I/O addresses