diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc55xxevb/startup/exc-vector-base.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc55xxevb/startup/exc-vector-base.S
index 644b7a8f86..ed8dcf3ba3 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc55xxevb/startup/exc-vector-base.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mpc55xxevb/startup/exc-vector-base.S
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011 embedded brains GmbH.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 embedded brains GmbH.  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  embedded brains GmbH
  *  Obere Lagerstr. 30
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 	.globl mpc55xx_exc_vector_base
 
-	.section ".bsp_start_data", "ax"
+	.section ".bsp_text", "ax"
 
 #if 5510 <= MPC55XX_CHIP_TYPE && MPC55XX_CHIP_TYPE <= 5517
 	.align 12
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/linkcmds.base b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/linkcmds.base
index 253a025629..261b52abb2 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/linkcmds.base
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/linkcmds.base
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 
 	.text : {
 		bsp_section_text_begin = .;
+		*(SORT(.bsp_text*))
 		*(.text.unlikely .text.*_unlikely)
 		*(.text .stub .text.* .gnu.linkonce.t.*)
 		*(.gnu.warning)