diff --git a/linker/arch/arm/begin.S b/linker/arch/arm/begin.S
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+	.text
+	.align 4
+	.type _start,#function
+	.globl _start
+
+_start:
+	mov	r0, sp
+	mov	r1, #0
+	bl	__linker_init
+
+	/* linker init returns the _entry address in the main image */
+	mov	pc, r0
+
+	.section .ctors, "wa"
+	.globl __CTOR_LIST__
+__CTOR_LIST__:
+	.long -1