diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/script_include/section_default_data.incl b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/script_include/section_default_data.incl
index d05ee9747..0c2d8b7fc 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/script_include/section_default_data.incl
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/script_include/section_default_data.incl
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.data*)
         *(.sdata*)
 
+	  /* if linked against non PIC archives, ARM targets may generate dynamic data relocations via got sections */
+        *(.got)
+        *(.got.*)
+
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.after_data.*)
         . = ALIGN(4);