diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
index 421ce14995..0b1918fd9b 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ include $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
 CFLAGS += -D_SYS__PTHREADTYPES_H_
 
 CFLAGS += -DCPU_FAM_$(call uppercase_and_underscore,$(CPU_FAM))
-
+LINKFLAGS += -L$(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common/ldscripts
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common/include
-
 DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/$(CPU_MODEL)
diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32_common/ldscripts/xfa.ld b/cpu/mips_pic32_common/ldscripts/xfa.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef5e17a9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32_common/ldscripts/xfa.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+SECTIONS
+{
+    .data :
+    {
+        KEEP (*(SORT(.xfa.*)))
+    }
+    _fdata = ADDR(.data);
+    _edata = (_fdata + SIZEOF(.data));
+}
+
+INSERT BEFORE .sbss;
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+    .rodata :
+    {
+        KEEP (*(SORT(.roxfa.*)))
+    }
+}
+
+INSERT AFTER .dtors;