diff --git a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_ARM_STD/nRF52832.sct b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_ARM_STD/nRF52832.sct
index 79b56745a3..90fd3e359a 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_ARM_STD/nRF52832.sct
+++ b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_ARM_STD/nRF52832.sct
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ LR_IROM1 MBED_APP_START MBED_APP_SIZE {
    .ANY (+RO)
   }
   RW_IRAM0 MBED_RAM0_START UNINIT MBED_RAM0_SIZE { ;no init section
-        *(*noinit)
+        *(*nvictable)
   }
   RW_IRAM1 MBED_RAM1_START MBED_RAM1_SIZE {
    .ANY (+RW +ZI)
diff --git a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52832.icf b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52832.icf
index fd96dc6952..789423bc55 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52832.icf
+++ b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52832/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52832.icf
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ define block CSTACK    with alignment = 8, size = __ICFEDIT_size_cstack__   { };
 define block HEAP      with alignment = 8, size = __ICFEDIT_size_heap__     { };
 
 initialize by copy { readwrite };
+do not initialize  { section .nvictable };
+place at address mem:__ICFEDIT_region_RAM_NVIC_start__ { section .nvictable };
+
 do not initialize  { section .noinit };
-place at address mem:__ICFEDIT_region_RAM_NVIC_start__ { section .noinit };
+place in RAM_region { section .noinit };
+
 
 keep { section .intvec };
 place at address mem:__ICFEDIT_intvec_start__ { readonly section .intvec };