diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index efafc69..f256031 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@
 ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
 OBJCOPYFLAGS += -j .text -j .secure_text -j .secure_data -j .rodata -j .data \
 		-j .u_boot_list -j .rela.dyn -j .got -j .got.plt \
-		-j .binman_sym_table
+		-j .binman_sym_table -j .text_rest
 else
 OBJCOPYFLAGS += -j .text -j .secure_text -j .secure_data -j .rodata -j .hash \
 		-j .data -j .got -j .got.plt -j .u_boot_list -j .rel.dyn \
-		-j .binman_sym_table
+		-j .binman_sym_table -j .text_rest
 endif
 
 # if a dtb section exists we always have to include it
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
index eb926b3..53de80f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@
 	{
 		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
+	}
+
+	/* This needs to come before *(.text*) */
+	.efi_runtime : {
+                __efi_runtime_start = .;
+		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
+                __efi_runtime_stop = .;
+	}
+
+	.text_rest :
+	{
 		*(.text*)
 	}
 
@@ -98,17 +111,10 @@
 
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 
-	.efi_runtime : {
-                __efi_runtime_start = .;
-		*(efi_runtime_text)
-		*(efi_runtime_data)
-                __efi_runtime_stop = .;
-	}
-
 	.efi_runtime_rel : {
                 __efi_runtime_rel_start = .;
-		*(.relaefi_runtime_text)
-		*(.relaefi_runtime_data)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime.*)
                 __efi_runtime_rel_stop = .;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 4157374..834dc99 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@
 		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
+	}
+
+	/* This needs to come before *(.text*) */
+	.__efi_runtime_start : {
+		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
+	}
+
+	.efi_runtime : {
+		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
+	}
+
+	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
+		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
+	}
+
+	.text_rest :
+	{
 		*(.text*)
 	}
 
@@ -136,27 +155,14 @@
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 
-	.__efi_runtime_start : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
-	}
-
-	.efi_runtime : {
-		*(efi_runtime_text)
-		*(efi_runtime_data)
-	}
-
-	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
-	}
-
 	.efi_runtime_rel_start :
 	{
 		*(.__efi_runtime_rel_start)
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel : {
-		*(.relefi_runtime_text)
-		*(.relefi_runtime_data)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime.*)
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel_stop :
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
index ec9a0a0..91c32e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@
 		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
+	}
+
+	/* This needs to come before *(.text*) */
+	.__efi_runtime_start : {
+		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
+	}
+
+	.efi_runtime : {
+		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
+	}
+
+	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
+		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
+	}
+
+	.text_rest :
+	{
 		*(.text*)
 	}
 
@@ -41,27 +60,14 @@
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 
-	.__efi_runtime_start : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
-	}
-
-	.efi_runtime : {
-		*(efi_runtime_text)
-		*(efi_runtime_data)
-	}
-
-	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
-	}
-
 	.efi_runtime_rel_start :
 	{
 		*(.__efi_runtime_rel_start)
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel : {
-		*(.relefi_runtime_text)
-		*(.relefi_runtime_data)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime.*)
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel_stop :
diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/ax25/u-boot.lds b/arch/riscv/cpu/ax25/u-boot.lds
index 1589bab..3cc8974 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/cpu/ax25/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/ax25/u-boot.lds
@@ -12,7 +12,20 @@
 	.text :
 	{
 		arch/riscv/cpu/ax25/start.o	(.text)
-		*(.text)
+	}
+
+	/* This needs to come before *(.text*) */
+	.efi_runtime : {
+                __efi_runtime_start = .;
+		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
+                __efi_runtime_stop = .;
+	}
+
+	.text_rest :
+	{
+		*(.text*)
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
@@ -39,17 +52,10 @@
 
     . = ALIGN(4);
 
-	.efi_runtime : {
-                __efi_runtime_start = .;
-		*(efi_runtime_text)
-		*(efi_runtime_data)
-                __efi_runtime_stop = .;
-	}
-
 	.efi_runtime_rel : {
                 __efi_runtime_rel_start = .;
-		*(.relaefi_runtime_text)
-		*(.relaefi_runtime_data)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime.*)
                 __efi_runtime_rel_stop = .;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/config.mk b/arch/sandbox/config.mk
index 2babcde..5e7077b 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/config.mk
+++ b/arch/sandbox/config.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_ARCH_MAP_SYSMEM
 PLATFORM_LIBS += -lrt
 
+LDFLAGS_FINAL += --gc-sections
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+
 # Define this to avoid linking with SDL, which requires SDL libraries
 # This can solve 'sdl-config: Command not found' errors
 ifneq ($(NO_SDL),)
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 3a6cf55..727bcc3 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime : {
-		*(efi_runtime_text)
-		*(efi_runtime_data)
+		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
 	}
 
 	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel : {
-		*(.relefi_runtime_text)
-		*(.relefi_runtime_data)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime.*)
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel_stop :
diff --git a/arch/x86/config.mk b/arch/x86/config.mk
index 5f77f98..586e11a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/config.mk
+++ b/arch/x86/config.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 ifeq ($(IS_32BIT),y)
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -march=i386 -m32
+# TODO: These break on x86_64; need to debug further
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fdata-sections
 else
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),,-fpic) -fno-common -m64
 endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
index e4e997e..e1f634f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <generated/generic-asm-offsets.h>
 #include <generated/asm-offsets.h>
 
-.section .text
+.section .text.start
 .code32
 .globl _start
 .type _start, @function
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/start64.S b/arch/x86/cpu/start64.S
index 234482b..a473fd1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/start64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/start64.S
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-.section .text
+.section .text.start
 .code64
 .globl _start
 .type _start, @function
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot-64.lds b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot-64.lds
index 3f38681..9a9d39c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot-64.lds
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot-64.lds
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 	. = CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE;	/* Location of bootcode in flash */
 	__text_start = .;
+
+	.text.start : { *(.text.start); }
+
 	.text  : { *(.text*); }
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
index f071936..a1cc19c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@
 
 	. = CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE;	/* Location of bootcode in flash */
 	__text_start = .;
+
+	.text.start : { *(.text.start); }
+
+	.__efi_runtime_start : {
+		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
+	}
+
+	.efi_runtime : {
+		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
+	}
+
+	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
+		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
+	}
+
 	.text  : { *(.text*); }
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
@@ -43,27 +60,14 @@
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 
-	.__efi_runtime_start : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
-	}
-
-	.efi_runtime : {
-		*(efi_runtime_text)
-		*(efi_runtime_data)
-	}
-
-	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
-	}
-
 	.efi_runtime_rel_start :
 	{
 		*(.__efi_runtime_rel_start)
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel : {
-		*(.relefi_runtime_text)
-		*(.relefi_runtime_data)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime)
+		*(.rel*.efi_runtime.*)
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime_rel_stop :