diff --git a/boards/px4/fmu-v4/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld b/boards/px4/fmu-v4/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld
index 6d92733df8..ff95ca6ba1 100644
--- a/boards/px4/fmu-v4/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld
+++ b/boards/px4/fmu-v4/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		_bootdelay_signature = ABSOLUTE(.);
 		FILL(0xffecc2925d7d05c5)
 		. += 8;
+		KEEP(*(.app_descriptor))
 		*(.text .text.*)
 		*(.fixup)
 		*(.gnu.warning)