diff --git a/targets/linker.ld b/targets/linker.ld
index 64b4b60..9fed762 100644
--- a/targets/linker.ld
+++ b/targets/linker.ld
@@ -45,12 +45,21 @@ SECTIONS {
         /* . += 16; /\* padding after data, workaround for import-trace *\/ */
 
         KEEP (*(".text.startup"))
+
+        . = ALIGN(4096);
+        _wamr_aot_start = .;
         *(".text.wamr_aot")
-        *(".text*")
+        _wamr_aot_end = .;
+
         . = ALIGN(4096);
         _wamr_mmap_start = .;
         *(".text.wamr_mmap")
         _wamr_mmap_end = .;
+
+        /* .wamr_aot and .wamr_mmap have to be placed before .text,
+        * otherwise they'll be caught by the wildcard */
+        *(".text*")
+
         *(".rodata*")
     }