diff --git a/cpu/lpc2387/linkerscript.x b/cpu/lpc2387/linkerscript.x
index 1ebfaf47d6..a87a800f8f 100644
--- a/cpu/lpc2387/linkerscript.x
+++ b/cpu/lpc2387/linkerscript.x
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	{
 		. = ALIGN(4);					/* ensure data is aligned so relocation can use 4-byte operations */
 		_data = .;						/* create a global symbol marking the start of the .data section  */
-		*(.data)						/* all .data sections  */
+		*(.data .data.*)				/* all .data sections  */
 		*(.gnu.linkonce.d*)
         . = ALIGN(4);
         /* preinit data */