diff --git a/src/system/boot/Jamfile b/src/system/boot/Jamfile
index 33551f77b6..7cd9903e8f 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/boot/Jamfile
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ local librootFunctions =
 	strtol.o
 ;
 
+local extraLinkerArgs = ;
+if $(TARGET_BOOT_BOARD) {
+	extraLinkerArgs += -L$(HAIKU_TOP)/src/system/ldscripts/$(TARGET_ARCH)/board/$(TARGET_BOOT_BOARD) ;
+}
+
 AddResources haiku_loader : boot_loader.rdef ;
 
 KernelLd boot_loader_$(TARGET_BOOT_PLATFORM) :
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ KernelLd boot_loader_$(TARGET_BOOT_PLATFORM) :
 	$(librootFunctions:G=src!system!kernel!lib)
 
 	: $(HAIKU_TOP)/src/system/ldscripts/$(TARGET_ARCH)/boot_loader_$(TARGET_BOOT_PLATFORM).ld
-	: -Bstatic
+	: -Bstatic $(extraLinkerArgs)
 ;
 
 rule BuildCoffLoader {
diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/arm/board/overo/board.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/board/overo/board.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8078f8c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/board/overo/board.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Gumstix Overo ld definitions
+ */
+
+BOARD_LOADER_BASE = 0x80008000 ;
+#error
diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/arm/board/verdex/board.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/board/verdex/board.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bc99ae81a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/board/verdex/board.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Gumstix Verdex ld definitions
+ */
+
+BOARD_LOADER_BASE = 0xa2000000 ;
+
diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/arm/boot_loader_u-boot.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/boot_loader_u-boot.ld
index 8d90215c34..aa8bcaa767 100644
--- a/src/system/ldscripts/arm/boot_loader_u-boot.ld
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/boot_loader_u-boot.ld
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 
+/* include board-specific definitions */
+INCLUDE board.ld
+
 ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
-/*	. = 0x80008000; */
-	. = 0xa2000000;
+	. = BOARD_LOADER_BASE;
 
 	/* text/read-only data */
 	.text :	{ *(.text .gnu.linkonce.t.*) }