diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index 4d3cb2e1970..0567202ee7c 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ SECTIONS
      * .plt and .iplt are here according to 'arm-zephyr-elf-ld --verbose',
      * before text section.
      */
-    SECTION_PROLOGUE(.plt,,)
+    /DISCARD/ :
 	{
 	*(.plt)
 	}
 
-    SECTION_PROLOGUE(.iplt,,)
+    /DISCARD/ :
 	{
 	*(.iplt)
 	}
@@ -293,8 +293,7 @@ SECTIONS
      * These are here according to 'arm-zephyr-elf-ld --verbose',
      * before data section.
      */
-    SECTION_PROLOGUE(.got,,)
-	{
+    /DISCARD/ : {
 	*(.got.plt)
 	*(.igot.plt)
 	*(.got)
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
index 2bc38a77d3f..eac47a0db6b 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/linker.ld
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #include <linker/rel-sections.ld>
 
+    /DISCARD/ :
+	{
+	*(.plt)
+	}
+
+    /DISCARD/ :
+	{
+	*(.iplt)
+	}
+
+
 	GROUP_START(ROMABLE_REGION)
 #ifdef CONFIG_REALMODE
 	/* 16-bit sections */
@@ -164,7 +175,15 @@ SECTIONS
 	_image_rom_size = _image_rom_end - _image_rom_start;
 
 	GROUP_END(ROMABLE_REGION)
-
+	/*
+	 * Needed for dynamic linking which we do not have, do discard
+	 */
+	/DISCARD/ : {
+		*(.got.plt)
+		*(.igot.plt)
+		*(.got)
+		*(.igot)
+	}
 	/* RAMABLE_REGION */
 	GROUP_START(RAMABLE_REGION)