diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index 4b6e0f6fa4..c5b4f7ce5e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.u_boot_list : {
-		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*_i2c_*)));
-	}
-
-	. = .;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_DM
 	.u_boot_list : {
 		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list_*_driver_*)));
 		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list_*_uclass_*)));
 	}
 #endif
+	. = .;
+	.u_boot_list : {
+		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*_i2c_*)));
+	}
+
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 
 	__image_copy_end = .;