diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/elf_aarch64_efi.lds b/arch/arm/lib/elf_aarch64_efi.lds
index ffc6f6e604..3e3da47d6a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/elf_aarch64_efi.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/elf_aarch64_efi.lds
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-littleaarch64", "elf64-littleaarch64", "elf64-littleaarch64")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(aarch64)
+
+PHDRS
+{
+	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(3); /* SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC */
+}
+
 ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. = ALIGN(512);
 		_bss_end = .;
 		_edata = .;
-	}
+	} :data
 	_data_size = _edata - _data;
 	.rela.dyn : { *(.rela.dyn) }
 	.rela.plt : { *(.rela.plt) }