diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/ChangeLog
index 2e919f5cf7..eb58f76d57 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-10-16	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* startup/linkcmds: Add .sbss.*.
+
 2009-10-15	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* make/custom/ep1a.cfg: New (relocated from /make/custom).
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/startup/linkcmds b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/startup/linkcmds
index 3665fce9cb..61df06a1ac 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/startup/linkcmds
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ep1a/startup/linkcmds
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .sbss      :
   {
     PROVIDE (__sbss_start = .);
-    *(.sbss*)
+    *(.sbss* .sbss.* .gnu.linkonce.sb.*)
     *(.scommon)
     PROVIDE (__sbss_end = .);
   }