diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/cc2538.lds b/cpu/cc2538/cc2538.lds
index 84908bd60..cfd4cb48c 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/cc2538.lds
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/cc2538.lds
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ SECTIONS
         _ebss = .;
     } > SRAM
 
+    .stack (NOLOAD) :
+    {
+        *(.stack)
+    } > SRAM
+
 #if (LPM_CONF_MAX_PM==2) && (LPM_CONF_ENABLE != 0)
     .nrdata (NOLOAD) :
     {
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/startup-gcc.c b/cpu/cc2538/startup-gcc.c
index b72701505..bf00c90f9 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/startup-gcc.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/startup-gcc.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void uart1_isr(void) WEAK_ALIAS(default_handler);
 #endif
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Allocate stack space */
-static unsigned long stack[512];
+static unsigned long stack[512] __attribute__ ((section(".stack")));
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Linker construct indicating .text section location */
 extern uint8_t _text[0];