diff -Naurp ld/scripttempl/avr7.sc ld/scripttempl/avr7.sc
--- ld/scripttempl/avr7.sc	2013-03-22 16:10:14.000000000 +0530
+++ ld/scripttempl/avr7.sc	2013-03-22 16:19:16.000000000 +0530
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .data	${RELOCATING-0} : ${RELOCATING+AT (ADDR (.text) + SIZEOF (.text))}
   {
     ${RELOCATING+ PROVIDE (__data_start = .) ; }
-    *(.data)
+    KEEP (*(.data))
     *(.data*)
     *(.rodata)  /* We need to include .rodata here if gcc is used */
     *(.rodata*) /* with -fdata-sections.  */
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   .eeprom ${RELOCATING-0}:
   {
-    *(.eeprom*)
+    KEEP (*(.eeprom*))
     ${RELOCATING+ __eeprom_end = . ; }
   } ${RELOCATING+ > eeprom}
 
diff -Naurp ld/scripttempl/avr.sc ld/scripttempl/avr.sc
--- ld/scripttempl/avr.sc	2013-03-22 16:10:00.000000000 +0530
+++ ld/scripttempl/avr.sc	2013-03-22 16:19:13.000000000 +0530
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   .eeprom ${RELOCATING-0}:
   {
-    *(.eeprom*)
+    KEEP (*(.eeprom*))
     ${RELOCATING+ __eeprom_end = . ; }
   } ${RELOCATING+ > eeprom}