diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c02cc94..99c1caa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ FORMAT		?= --target efi-app-$(ARCH)
 ifneq ($(OBJCOPY_GTE224),1)
 	$(error objcopy >= 2.24 is required)
 endif
-	$(OBJCOPY) -j .text -j .sdata -j .data \
+	$(OBJCOPY) -j .text -j .sdata -j .data -j .data.ident \
 		-j .dynamic -j .dynsym  -j .rel* \
 		-j .rela* -j .reloc -j .eh_frame \
 		-j .vendor_cert \
diff --git a/elf_aarch64_efi.lds b/elf_aarch64_efi.lds
index 77770c2..4324dc9 100644
--- a/elf_aarch64_efi.lds
+++ b/elf_aarch64_efi.lds
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ SECTIONS
     _etext = .;
   }
   .dynamic  : { *(.dynamic) }
+
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
+  .note.gnu.build-id : {
+    *(.note.gnu.build-id)
+  }
+  .data.ident : {
+    *(.data.ident)
+  }
+
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data :
   {
    _data = .;
@@ -37,7 +47,6 @@ SECTIONS
    . = ALIGN(16);
    _bss_end = .;
   }
-  .note.gnu.build-id : { *(.note.gnu.build-id) }
 
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .vendor_cert :
diff --git a/elf_arm_efi.lds b/elf_arm_efi.lds
index ffa1eeb..0287293 100644
--- a/elf_arm_efi.lds
+++ b/elf_arm_efi.lds
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ SECTIONS
     _etext = .;
   }
   .dynamic  : { *(.dynamic) }
+
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
+  .note.gnu.build-id : {
+    *(.note.gnu.build-id)
+  }
+  .data.ident : {
+    *(.data.ident)
+  }
+
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data :
   {
    _data = .;
@@ -37,9 +47,8 @@ SECTIONS
    . = ALIGN(16);
    _bss_end = .;
   }
-  .note.gnu.build-id : { *(.note.gnu.build-id) }
 
-   . = ALIGN(4096);
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
   .vendor_cert :
   {
     *(.vendor_cert)
diff --git a/elf_ia32_efi.lds b/elf_ia32_efi.lds
index 9da8109..2ba18c7 100644
--- a/elf_ia32_efi.lds
+++ b/elf_ia32_efi.lds
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ SECTIONS
   {
    *(.reloc)
   }
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
+  .note.gnu.build-id : {
+    *(.note.gnu.build-id)
+  }
+  .data.ident : {
+    *(.data.ident)
+  }
+
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data :
   {
@@ -38,7 +46,7 @@ SECTIONS
    *(.bss)
    *(COMMON)
   }
-  .note.gnu.build-id : { *(.note.gnu.build-id) }
+
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .vendor_cert :
   {
diff --git a/elf_ia64_efi.lds b/elf_ia64_efi.lds
index 39ffdda..e7d85e2 100644
--- a/elf_ia64_efi.lds
+++ b/elf_ia64_efi.lds
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ SECTIONS
    *(.sbss)
    *(.scommon)
   }
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
+  .note.gnu.build-id : {
+    *(.note.gnu.build-id)
+  }
+  .data.ident : {
+    *(.data.ident)
+  }
+
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data :
   {
@@ -41,7 +49,7 @@ SECTIONS
    *(.bss)
    *(COMMON)
   }
-  .note.gnu.build-id : { *(.note.gnu.build-id) }
+
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .vendor_cert :
   {
diff --git a/elf_x86_64_efi.lds b/elf_x86_64_efi.lds
index bb21bbb..81d21a0 100644
--- a/elf_x86_64_efi.lds
+++ b/elf_x86_64_efi.lds
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ SECTIONS
   {
    *(.reloc)
   }
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
+  .note.gnu.build-id : {
+    *(.note.gnu.build-id)
+  }
+  .data.ident : {
+    *(.data.ident)
+  }
+
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data :
   {
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ SECTIONS
    *(COMMON)
    *(.rel.local)
   }
-  .note.gnu.build-id : { *(.note.gnu.build-id) }
+
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .vendor_cert :
   {
@@ -54,7 +62,11 @@ SECTIONS
   .rela :
   {
     *(.rela.data*)
+  }
+  .rela.got : {
     *(.rela.got)
+  }
+  .rela.stab : {
     *(.rela.stab)
   }
   _edata = .;
diff --git a/version.c.in b/version.c.in
index 9e71970..06f91f9 100644
--- a/version.c.in
+++ b/version.c.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include "version.h"
 
-CHAR8 shim_version[] = 
+CHAR8 shim_version[] __attribute__((section (".data.ident"))) =
 	"UEFI SHIM\n"
 	"$Version: @@VERSION@@ $\n"
 	"$BuildMachine: @@UNAME@@ $\n"