diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S
index 09622219..e3a39cce 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ got_sectors:
 	ljmp	$SYSSEG, $start_runtime
 
 endseg:	.word SYSSEG + _filesz_pgh
-	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a"	/* Compressor fixup information */
+	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a", @progbits	/* Compressor fixups */
 	.ascii	"SUBW"
 	.long	endseg
 	.long	16
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S
index fd82e405..ffe1ee57 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ max_head:
 load_length:
 	.long	_filesz_sect
 	
-	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a"	/* Compressor fixup information */
+	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a", @progbits	/* Compressor fixups */
 	.ascii	"SUBL"
 	.long	load_length
 	.long	512
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
index 8d9ab956..60dce8e4 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ prot_call_vector:
 
 	/* File split information for the compressor */
 #if COMPRESS
-	.section ".zinfo", "a"
+	.section ".zinfo", "a", @progbits
 	.ascii	"COPY"
 	.long	_prefix_lma
 	.long	_prefix_filesz
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ prot_call_vector:
 	.long	_textdata_filesz
 	.long	_max_align
 #else /* COMPRESS */
-	.section ".zinfo", "a"
+	.section ".zinfo", "a", @progbits
 	.ascii	"COPY"
 	.long	_prefix_lma
 	.long	_filesz
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S
index f9fba7d8..f23e4076 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ root_flags:
 syssize: 
 	.long	_filesz_pgh - PREFIXPGH
 
-	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a"	/* Compressor fixup information */
+	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a", @progbits	/* Compressor fixups */
 	.ascii	"SUBL"
 	.long	syssize
 	.long	16
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
index 7a814b7a..ec210094 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ imglen:	.long	_filesz - 512
 memlen:	.long	_filesz - 512
 	.size	segment_header, . - segment_header
 
-	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a"	/* Compressor fixup information */
+	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a", @progbits	/* Compressor fixups */
 	.ascii	"SUBL"
 	.long	imglen
 	.long	1
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
index 00f7abc7..ca32a441 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ checksum:
 	.word	pnpheader
 	.size romheader, . - romheader
 	
-	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a"	/* Compressor fixup information */
+	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a", @progbits	/* Compressor fixups */
 	.ascii	"SUBB"
 	.long	romheader_size
 	.long	512
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pciheader_runtime_length:
 	.equ pciheader_len, . - pciheader
 	.size pciheader, . - pciheader
 	
-	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a"	/* Compressor fixup information */
+	.section ".zinfo.fixup", "a", @progbits	/* Compressor fixups */
 	.ascii	"SUBW"
 	.long	pciheader_image_length
 	.long	512
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds b/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
index 71bb9fdd..575cb881 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
+++ b/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	*(.prefix)
 	*(.prefix.*)
 	_mprefix = .;
-    } .prefix_bss (NOLOAD) : {
+    } .prefix_bss (NOLOAD) : AT ( _end_lma ) {
 	_eprefix = .;
     }
     _prefix_filesz	= ABSOLUTE ( _mprefix - _prefix );
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	*(.text16)
 	*(.text16.*)
 	_mtext16 = .;
-    } .text16_bss (NOLOAD) : {
+    } .text16_bss (NOLOAD) : AT ( _end_lma ) {
 	_etext16 = .;
     }
     _text16_filesz	= ABSOLUTE ( _mtext16 - _text16 );
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	*(.data16)
 	*(.data16.*)
 	_mdata16 = .;
-    } .data16_bss (NOLOAD) : {
+    } .data16_bss (NOLOAD) : AT ( _end_lma ) {
 	*(.bss16)
 	*(.bss16.*)
 	*(.stack16)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	*(.data.*)
 	*(SORT(.tbl.*))		/* Various tables.  See include/tables.h */
 	_mtextdata = .;
-    } .textdata_bss (NOLOAD) : {
+    } .textdata_bss (NOLOAD) : AT ( _end_lma ) {
 	*(.bss)
 	*(.bss.*)
 	*(COMMON)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	*(.zinfo)
 	*(.zinfo.*)
 	_mzinfo = .;
-    } .zinfo_bss (NOLOAD) : {
+    } .zinfo_bss (NOLOAD) : AT ( _end_lma ) {
 	_ezinfo = .;
     }
     _zinfo_filesz	= ABSOLUTE ( _mzinfo - _zinfo );
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ SECTIONS {
      *
      */
 
-    .weak 0x0 : {
+    .weak 0x0 : AT ( _end_lma ) {
 	_weak = .;
 	*(.weak)
 	_eweak = .;
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ SECTIONS {
     .			+= _zinfo_filesz;
     .			= ALIGN ( _max_align );
 
+    _end_lma		= .;
+
     /*
      * Values calculated to save code from doing it
      *