diff --git a/app/include/app.h b/app/include/app.h
index 19ac3b2e..aee01f53 100644
--- a/app/include/app.h
+++ b/app/include/app.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ 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 __USED __ALIGNED(sizeof(void *)) __SECTION("apps") = { .name = #appname,
 
 #define APP_END };