diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S
index 0f4b3ba0..78a108b5 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/dskprefix.S
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_ONLY )
 	.text
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
+	.globl	start
+start:
 
 	jmp	$BOOTSEG, $go		/* reload cs:ip to match relocation addr */
 go: 
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S
index 820bad35..a471aa0d 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/hdprefix.S
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER )
 	.section ".prefix", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.org 0
+	.globl	start
+start:
 
 	movw	$load_image, %bp
 	jmp	find_active_partition
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S
index 3be43ae5..7577a8a1 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/lkrnprefix.S
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL_ANY )
 	.arch i386
 	.org	0
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
+	.globl	start
+start:
 /* 
 	This is a minimal boot sector.	If anyone tries to execute it (e.g., if
 	a .lilo file is dd'ed to a floppy), print an error message. 
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
index 16d22de8..b93170e5 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ file_header:
 	.byte	0
 	.byte	0		/* No flags */
 	.word	0x0000, 0x07c0	/* Load header to 0x07c0:0x0000 */
-	.word	entry, 0x07c0	/* Start execution at 0x07c0:entry */
+	.word	start, 0x07c0	/* Start execution at 0x07c0:entry */
 	.size	file_header, . - file_header
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ memlen:	.long	-512
  * NBI entry point
  *****************************************************************************
  */
-entry:
+	.globl	start
+start:
 	/* Install iPXE */
 	call	install
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ entry:
 	int $0x19
 
 	.previous
-	.size	entry, . - entry
+	.size	start, . - start
 
 nbi_header_end:
 	.org 512
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
index 1f5930af..0bfd0ae3 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER )
  *****************************************************************************
  */
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
+	.globl	start
+start:
 	jmp	$0x7c0, $1f
 1:
 	/* Preserve registers for possible return to PXE */
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
index b2bff14e..53af422a 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/romprefix.S
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER )
 	.code16
 	.arch i386
 	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
+	.globl	start
+start:
 	
 	.org	0x00
 romheader:
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds b/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
index c5bc631f..dd07194c 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
+++ b/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+ENTRY ( start )
+
 SECTIONS {
 
     /* Each section starts at a virtual address of zero.