diff --git a/ports/qemu/mcu/arm/nrf51.ld b/ports/qemu/mcu/arm/nrf51.ld
index 46d7201b32..2232e16519 100644
--- a/ports/qemu/mcu/arm/nrf51.ld
+++ b/ports/qemu/mcu/arm/nrf51.ld
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.text*)
         *(.rodata*)
         . = ALIGN(4);
+        *(.ARM.extab*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        __exidx_start = .;
+        *(.ARM.exidx*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.armexidx.*)
+        __exidx_end = .;
+        . = ALIGN(4);
         _etext = .;
         _sidata = _etext;
     } > ROM