diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/u-boot-arm.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/u-boot-arm.h
index 9f3cae5ece..f16861ad2f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/u-boot-arm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/u-boot-arm.h
@@ -30,12 +30,8 @@
 #define _U_BOOT_ARM_H_	1
 
 /* for the following variables, see start.S */
-extern ulong _bss_start_ofs;	/* BSS start relative to _start */
-extern ulong _bss_end_ofs;		/* BSS end relative to _start */
-extern ulong _end_ofs;		/* end of image relative to _start */
 extern ulong IRQ_STACK_START;	/* top of IRQ stack */
 extern ulong FIQ_STACK_START;	/* top of FIQ stack */
-extern ulong _TEXT_BASE;	/* code start */
 extern ulong _datarel_start_ofs;
 extern ulong _datarelrolocal_start_ofs;
 extern ulong _datarellocal_start_ofs;
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/board.c b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
index 162e2cc863..0521178ac3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <fdtdec.h>
 #include <post.h>
 #include <logbuff.h>
+#include <asm/sections.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BITBANGMII
 #include <miiphy.h>
diff --git a/board/cm4008/flash.c b/board/cm4008/flash.c
index 5522bf085e..0faf197042 100644
--- a/board/cm4008/flash.c
+++ b/board/cm4008/flash.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/swab.h>
+#include <asm/sections.h>
 
 
 flash_info_t flash_info[CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS];	/* info for FLASH chips */
diff --git a/board/cm41xx/flash.c b/board/cm41xx/flash.c
index 5522bf085e..0faf197042 100644
--- a/board/cm41xx/flash.c
+++ b/board/cm41xx/flash.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/swab.h>
+#include <asm/sections.h>
 
 
 flash_info_t flash_info[CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS];	/* info for FLASH chips */