diff --git a/gcc_nrf52-mcuboot.ld b/gcc_nrf52-mcuboot.ld
index b1413f16..81b318c5 100644
--- a/gcc_nrf52-mcuboot.ld
+++ b/gcc_nrf52-mcuboot.ld
@@ -3,25 +3,21 @@
 SEARCH_DIR(.)
 GROUP(-lgcc -lc -lnosys)
 
-NOINIT_SIZE = 0x100;
-RAM_SIZE = 64K;
-
 MEMORY
 {
   FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08020, LENGTH = 0x78000
-  RAM (rwx) :  ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = RAM_SIZE - NOINIT_SIZE
-  NOINIT (rwx): ORIGIN = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM), LENGTH = NOINIT_SIZE
+  RAM (rwx) :  ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 64K
 }
 
 SECTIONS
 {
-  noinit (NOLOAD):
+  .noinit(NOLOAD):
   {
     PROVIDE(__start_noinit_data = .);
-    KEEP(*(.noinit))
+    *(.noinit)
     PROVIDE(__stop_noinit_data = .);
-  } >NOINIT
-}
+  } > RAM
+} INSERT AFTER .bss
 
 SECTIONS
 {
diff --git a/gcc_nrf52.ld b/gcc_nrf52.ld
index 705c3d3b..f9bc5b68 100644
--- a/gcc_nrf52.ld
+++ b/gcc_nrf52.ld
@@ -3,25 +3,21 @@
 SEARCH_DIR(.)
 GROUP(-lgcc -lc -lnosys)
 
-NOINIT_SIZE = 0x100;
-RAM_SIZE = 64K;
-
 MEMORY
 {
   FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x00000, LENGTH = 0x78000
-  RAM (rwx) :  ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = RAM_SIZE - NOINIT_SIZE
-  NOINIT (rwx): ORIGIN = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM), LENGTH = NOINIT_SIZE
+  RAM (rwx) :  ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 64K
 }
 
 SECTIONS
 {
-  noinit (NOLOAD):
+  .noinit(NOLOAD):
   {
     PROVIDE(__start_noinit_data = .);
-    KEEP(*(.noinit))
+    *(.noinit)
     PROVIDE(__stop_noinit_data = .);
-  } >NOINIT
-}
+  } > RAM
+} INSERT AFTER .bss
 
 SECTIONS
 {
@@ -54,6 +50,7 @@ SECTIONS
     PROVIDE(__stop_log_filter_data = .);
   } > RAM
 
+
 } INSERT AFTER .data;
 
 SECTIONS