diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/scripts/mps2_m3.ld b/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/scripts/mps2_m3.ld
index 43355b9f..e3dee7e4 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/scripts/mps2_m3.ld
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/scripts/mps2_m3.ld
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ SECTIONS
     .text :
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
-        *(.text*)
+        __APP_CODE_START__ = .;
+        *main_tmr.o(.text*)
+        __APP_CODE_END__ = .;
+        *(EXCLUDE_FILE (*main_tmr.o) .text*)
         KEEP (*(.init))
         KEEP (*(.fini))
         KEEP(*(.eh_frame))