diff --git a/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_cart.ld b/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_cart.ld
index 436b7aa..c2ae17b 100644
--- a/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_cart.ld
+++ b/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_cart.ld
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	__data_lma = __iwram_lma + SIZEOF(.iwram) ;
 
-	.bss ALIGN(4) :
+	.bss ALIGN(4) (NOLOAD) :
 	{
 		__bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
 		__bss_start__ = ABSOLUTE(.);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	__pad_lma = __ewram_lma + SIZEOF(.ewram);
 
-	.sbss ALIGN(4):
+	.sbss ALIGN(4)(NOLOAD):
  	{
 		__sbss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
  		*(.sbss)
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		__sbss_end  = ABSOLUTE(.);
  	} AT>ewram
 
-
 	__ewram_end = __sbss_end ;
 	__eheap_start = __sbss_end;
 	__end__ = __sbss_end;
diff --git a/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_mb.ld b/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_mb.ld
index b47cc4c..347e702 100644
--- a/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_mb.ld
+++ b/dkarm-eabi/crtls/gba_mb.ld
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	__data_lma = __iwram_lma + SIZEOF(.iwram) ;
 
-	.bss ALIGN(4) :
+	.bss ALIGN(4) (NOLOAD):
 	{
 		__bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
 		__bss_start__ = ABSOLUTE(.);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	__ewram_overlay_lma = __ewram_lma + SIZEOF(.ewram);
 
-	.sbss ALIGN(4):
+	.sbss ALIGN(4)(NOLOAD):
  	{
 		__sbss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
 		*(.sbss)