diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
index de1862da53..38f134e141 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-02-14	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* startup/linkcmds.brs5l: Change .bss to .bss*.
+
 2007-09-21	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* network_5200/network.c: Add multicast support.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.brs5l b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.brs5l
index 8f1c2f3845..0dcc17ac5a 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.brs5l
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.brs5l
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ SECTIONS
     .bss :
     {
       bss.start = .;
-      *(.bss) *(.sbss) *(COMMON)
+      *(.bss .bss* .gnu.linkonce.b*)
+      *(.sbss*) *(COMMON)
       . = ALIGN(4);
       bss.end = .;
     } > ram