diff --git a/libgloss/mips/array.ld b/libgloss/mips/array.ld
index 2bc49c71b..0492ae550 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/array.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/array.ld
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/cfe.ld b/libgloss/mips/cfe.ld
index 78fb8533f..9a0f8d59d 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/cfe.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/cfe.ld
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld b/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld
index 74bc1b09c..8c1f926a1 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld b/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld
index 8fcafd361..299106fb2 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/dve.ld b/libgloss/mips/dve.ld
index adce60f82..96abbbe32 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/dve.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/dve.ld
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idt.ld b/libgloss/mips/idt.ld
index 0d69af452..b4608bfbc 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idt.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idt.ld
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld b/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld
index 175a98b61..5084df7a6 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld b/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld
index bd217e535..a1121c663 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld b/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld
index 2788cc824..0297c6095 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld
index 98ce5357c..92de26d06 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld
index d5b310918..367fc471b 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld
index 71e84032e..4c0681a4b 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld
index a2cb1eae5..9e7d25545 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld b/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld
index ca64ab927..780c31cac 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/mti32.ld b/libgloss/mips/mti32.ld
index 41592d12a..3c8daf6f1 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/mti32.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/mti32.ld
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/mti64.ld b/libgloss/mips/mti64.ld
index 8a47c4760..74d778412 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/mti64.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/mti64.ld
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/mti64_64.ld b/libgloss/mips/mti64_64.ld
index 81704f065..d33d156b4 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/mti64_64.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/mti64_64.ld
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/mti64_n32.ld b/libgloss/mips/mti64_n32.ld
index 6c5380934..5098a88d0 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/mti64_n32.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/mti64_n32.ld
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/nullmon.ld b/libgloss/mips/nullmon.ld
index 14b0d0e59..5ea8b59ac 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/nullmon.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/nullmon.ld
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld b/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld
index 244c1f65b..fff6f6696 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld b/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld
index 657f5f31b..7273107c1 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld b/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld
index e3a0f298b..0bcbe98f3 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
   }
    _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = _fdata;
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.data.*)