diff --git a/cpu/stm32f1/ldscripts/stm32f103cb.ld b/cpu/stm32f1/ldscripts/stm32f103cb.ld
index 601fb652c6..37188f3677 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32f1/ldscripts/stm32f103cb.ld
+++ b/cpu/stm32f1/ldscripts/stm32f103cb.ld
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 MEMORY
 {
-    rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = 0x08005000, LENGTH = 128K-0x5000
+    rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = 0x08000000, LENGTH = 128K
     ram (xrw)   : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 20K
     cpuid (r)   : ORIGIN = 0x1ffff7e8, LENGTH = 12
 }