diff --git a/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld b/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld
index b6e616d1bd..74dbe78e39 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld
+++ b/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/script.ld
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init_section :
   {
     _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+    KEEP(*(.init_array .init_array.*))
     _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > dflash
 
diff --git a/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/sram.ld b/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/sram.ld
index ff18d0ef33..dd9883859b 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/sram.ld
+++ b/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/nuttx-config/scripts/sram.ld
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init_section :
   {
     _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
-    *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+    KEEP(*(.init_array .init_array.*))
     _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > sram