diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index f74de0c6cb6..9dda8569c25 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -324,34 +324,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	} GROUP_DATA_LINK_IN(RAMABLE_REGION, RAMABLE_REGION)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV
-    SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_GCOV_BSS_SECTION_NAME,(NOLOAD),)
-	{
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
-       MPU_ALIGN(__gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start );
-#else  /* CONFIG_MPU_REQUIRES_POWER_OF_TWO_ALIGNMENT && CONFIG_USERSPACE */
-       . = ALIGN(_region_min_align);
-#endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
-
-       __gcov_bss_start = .;
-       KEEP(*(".bss.__gcov0.*"));
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
-       MPU_ALIGN(__gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start );
-#else  /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
-       . = ALIGN(_region_min_align);
-#endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
-
-       __gcov_bss_end = .;
-
-	} GROUP_LINK_IN(RAMABLE_REGION)
-
-       __gcov_bss_num_words = ((__gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start) >> 2);
-       __gcov_bss_size = __gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start;
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV */
-
 /* Located in generated directory. This file is populated by the
  * zephyr_linker_sources() Cmake function.
  */
diff --git a/include/linker/common-rom.ld b/include/linker/common-rom.ld
index bef2b4fe260..57211bf93b8 100644
--- a/include/linker/common-rom.ld
+++ b/include/linker/common-rom.ld
@@ -120,14 +120,3 @@
 		KEEP(*(SORT_BY_NAME(".font_entry.*")))
 		__font_entry_end = .;
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV
-	/* Section needed by gcov when coverage is turned on.*/
-	SECTION_PROLOGUE (gcov,,)
-	{
-		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
-		KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
-		KEEP (*(.init_array*))
-		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
-	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
-#endif  /* CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV */
diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/coverage/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/testsuite/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cda8253b33..3c5c4e9e0bf 100644
--- a/subsys/testsuite/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV coverage.c)
+
+zephyr_linker_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV RAM_SECTIONS coverage_ram.ld)
+zephyr_linker_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV SECTIONS coverage_rom.ld)
+
diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/coverage/coverage_ram.ld b/subsys/testsuite/coverage/coverage_ram.ld
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15efa2c22d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/coverage/coverage_ram.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/* Copied from linker.ld */
+
+SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_GCOV_BSS_SECTION_NAME,(NOLOAD),)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
+	MPU_ALIGN(__gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start );
+#else  /* CONFIG_MPU_REQUIRES_POWER_OF_TWO_ALIGNMENT && CONFIG_USERSPACE */
+	. = ALIGN(_region_min_align);
+#endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
+
+	__gcov_bss_start = .;
+	KEEP(*(".bss.__gcov0.*"));
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
+	MPU_ALIGN(__gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start );
+#else  /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
+	. = ALIGN(_region_min_align);
+#endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
+
+	__gcov_bss_end = .;
+} GROUP_LINK_IN(RAMABLE_REGION)
+
+__gcov_bss_num_words = ((__gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start) >> 2);
+__gcov_bss_size = __gcov_bss_end - __gcov_bss_start;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/coverage/coverage_rom.ld b/subsys/testsuite/coverage/coverage_rom.ld
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b2c5a1e178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/coverage/coverage_rom.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/* Copied from linker.ld */
+
+/* Section needed by gcov when coverage is turned on.*/
+SECTION_PROLOGUE (gcov,,)
+{
+	PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
+	KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
+	KEEP (*(.init_array*))
+	PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
+} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)