diff --git a/esp8266/esp8266.ld b/esp8266/esp8266.ld
index c93631bd3bd8d30abf2e474367ee77e124918d5d..68939f6f55a9a957e2703fd64cf1d7c964c84b64 100644
--- a/esp8266/esp8266.ld
+++ b/esp8266/esp8266.ld
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *gccollect.o(.literal* .text*)
         *gchelper.o(.literal* .text*)
         *lexerstr32.o(.literal* .text*)
+        *utils.o(.literal* .text*)
         *modpyb.o(.literal*, .text*)
         *modpybpin.o(.literal*, .text*)
         *modpybpwm.o(.literal*, .text*)