diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/startup/linkcmds b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/startup/linkcmds
index e68c4881ba..ce85282d5a 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/startup/linkcmds
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/startup/linkcmds
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ SECTIONS
    *(.bss .bss* .gnu.linkonce.b*)
    *(COMMON)
   } >RAM
-  . =  ALIGN(8) + 0x8000;
   __rtems_end = . ;
+  . =  ALIGN(8) + 0x8000;
   PROVIDE(__stack = .);
   PROVIDE(_end = .);
   PROVIDE(end = .);