diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/barebox.lds.S b/arch/mips/lib/barebox.lds.S
index 4ee4252..c690e71 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/barebox.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/barebox.lds.S
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data : { *(.data*) }
 
+	.barebox_imd : { BAREBOX_IMD }
+
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.got : { *(.got*) }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/pbl/zbarebox.lds.S b/arch/mips/pbl/zbarebox.lds.S
index 3a26942..a883fdb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pbl/zbarebox.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/pbl/zbarebox.lds.S
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.rodata : { *(.rodata*) }
 
+	.barebox_imd : { BAREBOX_IMD }
+
 	_etext = .;			/* End of text and rodata section */
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);