diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 783355c137a..180ea03226d 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+016-05-17  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
+
+	* scripttempl/avr.sc (text): Place .progmem.data from avr-libc
+	above .progmem*.
+	* scripttempl/avrtiny.sc (text): Likewise.
+
 2016-05-17  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 
 	* testsuite/ld-unique/unique.exp: Use `is_elf_format' and
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc b/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc
index c26f4ead94d..010b218c538 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ SECTIONS
     ${RELOCATING+ *(.trampolines*)}
     ${CONSTRUCTING+ __trampolines_end = . ; }
 
+    /* avr-libc expects these data to reside in lower 64K. */
+    ${RELOCATING+ *libprintf_flt.a:*(.progmem.data)}
+    ${RELOCATING+ *libc.a:*(.progmem.data)}
+
     ${RELOCATING+ *(.progmem*)}
     
     ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(2);}
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/avrtiny.sc b/ld/scripttempl/avrtiny.sc
index 0441dcba930..3f69e9abce4 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/avrtiny.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/avrtiny.sc
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ SECTIONS
     ${RELOCATING+ *(.trampolines*)}
     ${CONSTRUCTING+ __trampolines_end = . ; }
 
+    /* avr-libc expects these data to reside in lower 64K. */
+    ${RELOCATING+ *libprintf_flt.a:*(.progmem.data)}
+    ${RELOCATING+ *libc.a:*(.progmem.data)}
+
     ${RELOCATING+ *(.progmem*)}
 
     ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(2);}