diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index efafc69d1b..f25603109e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ endif
 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 eb926b3c14..53de80f745 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot.lds
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ SECTIONS
 	{
 		*(.__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 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = 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 4157374d21..834dc99554 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__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 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = 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 ec9a0a0161..91c32e89e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__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 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = 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 1589babf6c..3cc89746b1 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/cpu/ax25/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/ax25/u-boot.lds
@@ -12,7 +12,20 @@ SECTIONS
 	.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 @@ SECTIONS
 
     . = 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 2babcde881..5e7077bfe7 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/config.mk
+++ b/arch/sandbox/config.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -D__SANDBOX__ -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 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 3a6cf55eb9..727bcc3598 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 
 	.efi_runtime : {
-		*(efi_runtime_text)
-		*(efi_runtime_data)
+		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
+		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
 	}
 
 	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 
 	.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 5f77f98e60..3759d466ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/config.mk
+++ b/arch/x86/config.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ else
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),,-fpic) -fno-common -m64
 endif
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fvisibility=hidden
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvisibility=hidden
 
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -Bsymbolic -Bsymbolic-functions
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -m $(if $(IS_32BIT),elf_i386,elf_x86_64)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
index f0719368ba..fed006deb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE;	/* Location of bootcode in flash */
 	__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 +58,14 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = 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/board/qualcomm/dragonboard410c/u-boot.lds b/board/qualcomm/dragonboard410c/u-boot.lds
index dc3f718b05..fc1bba8cf0 100644
--- a/board/qualcomm/dragonboard410c/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/qualcomm/dragonboard410c/u-boot.lds
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		board/qualcomm/dragonboard410c/head.o (.text*)
 		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*)
 	}
 
@@ -51,8 +64,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.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/board/qualcomm/dragonboard820c/u-boot.lds b/board/qualcomm/dragonboard820c/u-boot.lds
index bcf5738d38..dcf8256cec 100644
--- a/board/qualcomm/dragonboard820c/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/qualcomm/dragonboard820c/u-boot.lds
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__image_copy_start)
 		board/qualcomm/dragonboard820c/head.o (.text*)
 		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*)
 	}
 
@@ -42,17 +55,10 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = 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/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds b/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds
index a56cc8216b..03c1d5f73b 100644
--- a/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/ti/am335x/u-boot.lds
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.vectors)
 		CPUDIR/start.o (.text*)
 		board/ti/am335x/built-in.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*)
 	}
 
@@ -59,27 +78,14 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	. = 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/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index c66252a7dd..d6e1f50e22 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ static inline int guidcmp(const efi_guid_t *g1, const efi_guid_t *g2)
  * Use these to indicate that your code / data should go into the EFI runtime
  * section and thus still be available when the OS is running
  */
-#define __efi_runtime_data __attribute__ ((section ("efi_runtime_data")))
-#define __efi_runtime __attribute__ ((section ("efi_runtime_text")))
+#define __efi_runtime_data __attribute__ ((section (".data.efi_runtime")))
+#define __efi_runtime __attribute__ ((section (".text.efi_runtime")))
 
 /* Call this with mmio_ptr as the _pointer_ to a pointer to an MMIO region
  * to make it available at runtime */
