diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index 2b00d7cd3e8..5d1891acced 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -144,16 +144,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEEP(*(".dbghdr.*"))
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.conf))
-	. = CONFIG_IMAGE_VECTOR_TABLE_OFFSET;
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.ivt))
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.data))
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.dcd_data))
-#endif
-#endif
-
 	. = CONFIG_TEXT_SECTION_OFFSET;
 
 /* Located in generated directory. This file is populated by the
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld
index a6f602415ea..7fec36c4a2b 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -141,16 +141,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEEP(*(".dbghdr.*"))
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.conf))
-	. = CONFIG_IMAGE_VECTOR_TABLE_OFFSET;
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.ivt))
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.data))
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.dcd_data))
-#endif
-#endif
-
 	. = CONFIG_TEXT_SECTION_OFFSET;
 
 /* Located in generated directory. This file is populated by the
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt
index 09d3c2b6c33..b709c3a72f8 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 zephyr_sources(
   soc.c
   )
+
+zephyr_linker_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER
+  TEXT_START SORT_KEY 0 boot_header.ld)
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/boot_header.ld b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/boot_header.ld
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6172dc1a4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/boot_header.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 NXP
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.conf))
+. = CONFIG_IMAGE_VECTOR_TABLE_OFFSET;
+KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.ivt))
+KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.data))
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
+	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.dcd_data))
+#endif