diff --git a/src/arch/i386/Makefile.linux b/src/arch/i386/Makefile.linux
index fe4229e..d78ee32 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/Makefile.linux
+++ b/src/arch/i386/Makefile.linux
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #
 LDSCRIPT = arch/i386/scripts/linux.lds
 
+# Starting virtual address
+#
+LDFLAGS += -Ttext=0x08048000
+
 # Compiler flags for building host API wrapper
 #
 LINUX_CFLAGS	+= -m32
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/scripts/linux.lds b/src/arch/i386/scripts/linux.lds
index 8c3a7b0..ba0b437 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/scripts/linux.lds
+++ b/src/arch/i386/scripts/linux.lds
@@ -8,99 +8,4 @@
 OUTPUT_FORMAT ( "elf32-i386", "elf32-i386", "elf32-i386" )
 OUTPUT_ARCH ( i386 )
 
-SECTIONS {
-	_max_align = 32;
-
-	. = 0x08048000;
-
-	/*
-	 * The text section
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
-	.text : {
-		_text = .;
-		*(.text)
-		*(.text.*)
-		_etext = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The rodata section
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
-	.rodata : {
-		_rodata = .;
-		*(.rodata)
-		*(.rodata.*)
-		_erodata = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The data section
-	 *
-	 * Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to adjust up to
-	 * the same address within the page on the next page up.
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE)) - ((CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE) - .) & (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE) - 1));
-	. = DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE), CONSTANT (COMMONPAGESIZE));
-	.data : {
-		_data = .;
-		*(.data)
-		*(.data.*)
-		KEEP(*(SORT(.tbl.*)))
-		KEEP(*(.provided))
-		KEEP(*(.provided.*))
-		_edata = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The bss section
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
-	.bss : {
-		_bss = .;
-		*(.bss)
-		*(.bss.*)
-		*(COMMON)
-		_ebss = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Weak symbols that need zero values if not otherwise defined
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	.weak 0x0 : {
-		_weak = .;
-		*(.weak)
-		*(.weak.*)
-		_eweak = .;
-	}
-	_assert = ASSERT ( ( _weak == _eweak ), ".weak is non-zero length" );
-
-	/*
-	 * Dispose of the comment and note sections to make the link map
-	 * easier to read
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.comment)
-		*(.comment.*)
-		*(.note)
-		*(.note.*)
-		*(.rel)
-		*(.rel.*)
-		*(.discard)
-		*(.discard.*)
-		*(.sbat)
-		*(.sbat.*)
-	}
-}
+INCLUDE scripts/linux.lds
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/Makefile.linux b/src/arch/x86_64/Makefile.linux
index c41ee49..9b57254 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/Makefile.linux
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/Makefile.linux
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #
 LDSCRIPT = arch/x86_64/scripts/linux.lds
 
+# Starting virtual address
+#
+LDFLAGS += -Ttext=0x400000
+
 # Include generic Linux Makefile
 #
 MAKEDEPS += arch/x86/Makefile.linux
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/scripts/linux.lds b/src/arch/x86_64/scripts/linux.lds
index a093787..a37b067 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/scripts/linux.lds
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/scripts/linux.lds
@@ -8,99 +8,4 @@
 OUTPUT_FORMAT ( "elf64-x86-64", "elf64-x86-64", "elf64-x86-64" )
 OUTPUT_ARCH ( i386:x86-64 )
 
-SECTIONS {
-	_max_align = 32;
-
-	. = 0x400000;
-
-	/*
-	 * The text section
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
-	.text : {
-		_text = .;
-		*(.text)
-		*(.text.*)
-		_etext = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The rodata section
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
-	.rodata : {
-		_rodata = .;
-		*(.rodata)
-		*(.rodata.*)
-		_erodata = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The data section
-	 *
-	 * Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to adjust up to
-	 * the same address within the page on the next page up.
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE)) - ((CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE) - .) & (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE) - 1));
-	. = DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE), CONSTANT (COMMONPAGESIZE));
-	.data : {
-		_data = .;
-		*(.data)
-		*(.data.*)
-		KEEP(*(SORT(.tbl.*)))
-		KEEP(*(.provided))
-		KEEP(*(.provided.*))
-		_edata = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The bss section
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
-	.bss : {
-		_bss = .;
-		*(.bss)
-		*(.bss.*)
-		*(COMMON)
-		_ebss = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Weak symbols that need zero values if not otherwise defined
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	.weak 0x0 : {
-		_weak = .;
-		*(.weak)
-		*(.weak.*)
-		_eweak = .;
-	}
-	_assert = ASSERT ( ( _weak == _eweak ), ".weak is non-zero length" );
-
-	/*
-	 * Dispose of the comment and note sections to make the link map
-	 * easier to read
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.comment)
-		*(.comment.*)
-		*(.note)
-		*(.note.*)
-		*(.rel)
-		*(.rel.*)
-		*(.discard)
-		*(.discard.*)
-		*(.sbat)
-		*(.sbat.*)
-	}
-}
+INCLUDE scripts/linux.lds
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.lds b/src/scripts/linux.lds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc0128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.lds
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/* -*- sh -*- */
+
+/*
+ * Linker script for Linux images
+ *
+ */
+
+SECTIONS {
+	_max_align = 32;
+
+	/*
+	 * The text section
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
+	.text : {
+		_text = .;
+		*(.text)
+		*(.text.*)
+		_etext = .;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The rodata section
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
+	.rodata : {
+		_rodata = .;
+		*(.rodata)
+		*(.rodata.*)
+		_erodata = .;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The data section
+	 *
+	 * Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to adjust up to
+	 * the same address within the page on the next page up.
+	 */
+
+	. = ALIGN (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE)) - ((CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE) - .) & (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE) - 1));
+	. = DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN (CONSTANT (MAXPAGESIZE), CONSTANT (COMMONPAGESIZE));
+	.data : {
+		_data = .;
+		*(.data)
+		*(.data.*)
+		KEEP(*(SORT(.tbl.*)))
+		KEEP(*(.provided))
+		KEEP(*(.provided.*))
+		_edata = .;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The bss section
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	. = ALIGN ( _max_align );
+	.bss : {
+		_bss = .;
+		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss.*)
+		*(COMMON)
+		_ebss = .;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Weak symbols that need zero values if not otherwise defined
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	.weak 0x0 : {
+		_weak = .;
+		*(.weak)
+		*(.weak.*)
+		_eweak = .;
+	}
+	_assert = ASSERT ( ( _weak == _eweak ), ".weak is non-zero length" );
+
+	/*
+	 * Dispose of the comment and note sections to make the link map
+	 * easier to read
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	/DISCARD/ : {
+		*(.comment)
+		*(.comment.*)
+		*(.note)
+		*(.note.*)
+		*(.rel)
+		*(.rel.*)
+		*(.discard)
+		*(.discard.*)
+		*(.sbat)
+		*(.sbat.*)
+	}
+}