diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/220-gc_sections.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/220-gc_sections.patch
index 5b0cfa96b8..59bdac50b9 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/220-gc_sections.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/220-gc_sections.patch
@@ -92,6 +92,39 @@
  			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_syscalls_metadata) = .;
  #else
  #define TRACE_SYSCALLS()
+@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@
+ #ifdef CONFIG_CLKSRC_OF
+ #define CLKSRC_OF_TABLES() . = ALIGN(8);				\
+ 			   VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__clksrc_of_table) = .;	\
+-			   *(__clksrc_of_table)				\
+-			   *(__clksrc_of_table_end)
++			   KEEP(*(__clksrc_of_table))			\
++			   KEEP(*(__clksrc_of_table_end))
+ #else
+ #define CLKSRC_OF_TABLES()
+ #endif
+@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
+ #define IRQCHIP_OF_MATCH_TABLE()					\
+ 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
+ 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__irqchip_begin) = .;				\
+-	*(__irqchip_of_table)		  				\
+-	*(__irqchip_of_end)
++	KEEP(*(__irqchip_of_table))		  			\
++	KEEP(*(__irqchip_of_end))
+ #else
+ #define IRQCHIP_OF_MATCH_TABLE()
+ #endif
+@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@
+ #ifdef CONFIG_COMMON_CLK
+ #define CLK_OF_TABLES() . = ALIGN(8);				\
+ 			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__clk_of_table) = .;	\
+-			*(__clk_of_table)			\
+-			*(__clk_of_table_end)
++			KEEP(*(__clk_of_table))			\
++			KEEP(*(__clk_of_table_end))
+ #else
+ #define CLK_OF_TABLES()
+ #endif
 @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
  #define KERNEL_DTB()							\
  	STRUCT_ALIGN();							\