diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S b/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S
index d3ec2f86a..1eae8298e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 	__piggydata_end = .;
 
-	_barebox_image_size = __piggydata_end - (TEXT_BASE - SZ_2M);
+	. = ALIGN(4);
+	.image_end : {
+		KEEP(*(.image_end))
+	}
+	__image_end = .;
+
+	_barebox_image_size = __image_end - (TEXT_BASE - SZ_2M);
 	_barebox_pbl_size = __bss_start - (TEXT_BASE - SZ_2M);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/runtime-offset.S b/arch/arm/lib/runtime-offset.S
index 15bf4149b..f10c4c846 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/runtime-offset.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/runtime-offset.S
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ ld_var_entry __dynsym_end
 ld_var_entry _barebox_image_size
 ld_var_entry __bss_start
 ld_var_entry __bss_stop
+#ifdef __PBL__
+ld_var_entry __image_end
+#endif
 
 1:
 	ldr r1, =__ld_var_base
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 5492aa4d9..984f8b606 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extern char __bss_start[], __bss_stop[];
 extern char _sdata[], _edata[];
 extern char __bare_init_start[], __bare_init_end[];
 extern char _end[];
+extern char __image_end[];
 extern void *_barebox_image_size;
 extern void *_barebox_bare_init_size;
 extern void *_barebox_pbl_size;