diff --git a/app/app.c b/app/app.c
index 7065c139..789f3d48 100644
--- a/app/app.c
+++ b/app/app.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include <app.h>
 #include <kernel/thread.h>
 
-extern const struct app_descriptor __apps_start;
-extern const struct app_descriptor __apps_end;
+extern const struct app_descriptor __start_apps __WEAK;
+extern const struct app_descriptor __stop_apps __WEAK;
 
 static void start_app(const struct app_descriptor *app);
 
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ void apps_init(void) {
     const struct app_descriptor *app;
 
     /* call all the init routines */
-    for (app = &__apps_start; app != &__apps_end; app++) {
+    for (app = &__start_apps; app != &__stop_apps; app++) {
         if (app->init)
             app->init(app);
     }
 
     /* start any that want to start on boot */
-    for (app = &__apps_start; app != &__apps_end; app++) {
+    for (app = &__start_apps; app != &__stop_apps; app++) {
         if (app->entry && (app->flags & APP_FLAG_DONT_START_ON_BOOT) == 0) {
             start_app(app);
         }
diff --git a/app/app.ld b/app/app.ld
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f8b32df..00000000
--- a/app/app.ld
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-SECTIONS {
-    .apps : {
-        __apps_start = .;
-        KEEP (*(.apps))
-        __apps_end = .;
-    }
-}
-INSERT AFTER .rodata;
diff --git a/app/include/app.h b/app/include/app.h
index 8effc3d2..ded9cb0b 100644
--- a/app/include/app.h
+++ b/app/include/app.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct app_descriptor {
     size_t stack_size;
 };
 
-#define APP_START(appname) const struct app_descriptor _app_##appname __ALIGNED(sizeof(void *)) __SECTION(".apps") = { .name = #appname,
+#define APP_START(appname) const struct app_descriptor _app_##appname __ALIGNED(sizeof(void *)) __SECTION("apps") = { .name = #appname,
 
 #define APP_END };
 
diff --git a/app/rules.mk b/app/rules.mk
index 8e24edfd..7de33dd5 100644
--- a/app/rules.mk
+++ b/app/rules.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@ MODULE := $(LOCAL_DIR)
 MODULE_SRCS += \
 	$(LOCAL_DIR)/app.c
 
-EXTRA_LINKER_SCRIPTS += $(LOCAL_DIR)/app.ld
-
 include make/module.mk