diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
index 63bacb4067..4879ea22fe 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-03-08	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* startup/linkcmds, startup/linkcmds.pm520: Add .gnu.linkonce.b.*
+	section.
+
 2006-02-08	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* startup/linkcmds, startup/linkcmds.pm520: Add sections required by
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds
index c3a33dfbad..cfa7336f1c 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ SECTIONS
     .bss :
     {
       bss.start = .;
-      *(.bss*) *(.sbss*) *(COMMON)
+      *(.bss .bss* .gnu.linkonce.b*)
+      *(.sbss*) *(COMMON)
       . = ALIGN(4);
       bss.end = .;
     } > ram
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.pm520 b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.pm520
index abc4d639c7..15c261419d 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.pm520
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/startup/linkcmds.pm520
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ SECTIONS
     .bss :
     {
       bss.start = .;
-      *(.bss*) *(.sbss*) *(COMMON)
+      *(.bss .bss* .gnu.linkonce.b*)
+      *(.sbss*) *(COMMON)
       . = ALIGN(4);
       bss.end = .;
     } > ram