diff --git a/hal/common/retarget.cpp b/hal/common/retarget.cpp
index ef2ae2485f..abc1d82a6f 100644
--- a/hal/common/retarget.cpp
+++ b/hal/common/retarget.cpp
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ extern "C" void __iar_argc_argv() {
 // Provide implementation of _sbrk (low-level dynamic memory allocation
 // routine) for GCC_ARM which compares new heap pointer with MSP instead of
 // SP.  This make it compatible with RTX RTOS thread stacks.
-#if defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM)
+#if defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM) || defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR)
 // Linker defined symbol used by _sbrk to indicate where heap should start.
 extern "C" int __end__;
 
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ extern "C" caddr_t _sbrk(int incr) {
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM
+#if defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM) || defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR)
 extern "C" void _exit(int return_code) {
 #else
 namespace std {
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ extern "C" void exit(int return_code) {
     while (1);
 }
 
-#if !defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM)
+#if !defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM) && !defined(TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR)
 } //namespace std
 #endif
 
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11U6X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U68/startup_LPC11U68.cpp b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11U6X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U68/startup_LPC11U68.cpp
index 65cab8cac9..2acd2af4ab 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11U6X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U68/startup_LPC11U68.cpp
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11U6X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U68/startup_LPC11U68.cpp
@@ -191,11 +191,3 @@ AFTER_VECTORS void IntDefaultHandler (void) {}
 
 int __aeabi_atexit(void *object, void (*destructor)(void *), void *dso_handle) {return 0;}
 }
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void *operator new(size_t size)  {return malloc(size);}
-void *operator new[](size_t size){return malloc(size);}
-
-void operator delete(void *p)   {free(p);}
-void operator delete[](void *p) {free(p);}
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U35_501/LPC11U35.ld b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U35_501/LPC11U35.ld
index 0ec42868b1..2eaa866a34 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U35_501/LPC11U35.ld
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11U35_501/LPC11U35.ld
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* mbed - LPC11U35 linker script
  * Based linker script generated by Code Red Technologies Red Suite 4.1
  */
-GROUP(libgcc.a libc_s.a libstdc++_s.a libm.a libcr_newlib_nohost.a crti.o crtn.o crtbegin.o crtend.o)
+GROUP(libgcc.a libc.a libstdc++.a libm.a libcr_newlib_nohost.a crti.o crtn.o crtbegin.o crtend.o)
 
 MEMORY
 {
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC11xx.cpp b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC11xx.cpp
index 68163d3abd..8aa0d83fe4 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC11xx.cpp
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11UXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC11xx.cpp
@@ -152,14 +152,6 @@ AFTER_VECTORS void PendSV_Handler   (void) {while(1){}}
 AFTER_VECTORS void SysTick_Handler  (void) {while(1){}}
 AFTER_VECTORS void IntDefaultHandler(void) {while(1){}}
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void *operator new  (size_t size) {return malloc(size);}
-void *operator new[](size_t size) {return malloc(size);}
-
-void operator delete  (void *p) {free(p);}
-void operator delete[](void *p) {free(p);}
-
 int __aeabi_atexit(void *object, void (*destructor)(void *), void *dso_handle) {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/LPC1114.ld b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/LPC1114.ld
index a9931373fb..89576a6a22 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/LPC1114.ld
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/LPC1114.ld
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* mbed - LPC1114 linker script
  * Based linker script generated by Code Red Technologies Red Suite 4.1
  */
-GROUP(libgcc.a libc_s.a libstdc++_s.a libm.a libcr_newlib_nohost.a crti.o crtn.o crtbegin.o crtend.o)
+GROUP(libgcc.a libc.a libstdc++.a libm.a libcr_newlib_nohost.a crti.o crtn.o crtbegin.o crtend.o)
+
 MEMORY
 {
   /* Define each memory region */
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/startup_LPC11xx.cpp b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/startup_LPC11xx.cpp
index d5d3304669..5532eadc91 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/startup_LPC11xx.cpp
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC11XX_11CXX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/TARGET_LPC11XX/startup_LPC11xx.cpp
@@ -152,14 +152,6 @@ AFTER_VECTORS void PendSV_Handler   (void) {while(1){}}
 AFTER_VECTORS void SysTick_Handler  (void) {while(1){}}
 AFTER_VECTORS void IntDefaultHandler(void) {while(1){}}
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void *operator new  (size_t size) {return malloc(size);}
-void *operator new[](size_t size) {return malloc(size);}
-
-void operator delete  (void *p) {free(p);}
-void operator delete[](void *p) {free(p);}
-
 int __aeabi_atexit(void *object, void (*destructor)(void *), void *dso_handle) {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC15XX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC15xx.cpp b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC15XX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC15xx.cpp
index 3337ed5bff..3712091f14 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC15XX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC15xx.cpp
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC15XX/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC15xx.cpp
@@ -209,11 +209,3 @@ AFTER_VECTORS void IntDefaultHandler (void) {}
 
 int __aeabi_atexit(void *object, void (*destructor)(void *), void *dso_handle) {return 0;}
 }
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void *operator new(size_t size)  {return malloc(size);}
-void *operator new[](size_t size){return malloc(size);}
-
-void operator delete(void *p)   {free(p);}
-void operator delete[](void *p) {free(p);}
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC176X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC17xx.cpp b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC176X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC17xx.cpp
index 4da3084c32..ebf805d76e 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC176X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC17xx.cpp
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC176X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_LPC17xx.cpp
@@ -173,11 +173,3 @@ AFTER_VECTORS void IntDefaultHandler (void) {}
 
 int __aeabi_atexit(void *object, void (*destructor)(void *), void *dso_handle) {return 0;}
 }
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void *operator new(size_t size)  {return malloc(size);}
-void *operator new[](size_t size){return malloc(size);}
-
-void operator delete(void *p)   {free(p);}
-void operator delete[](void *p) {free(p);}
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_lpc407x_8x.cpp b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_lpc407x_8x.cpp
index 122f8abc80..56cf9768e2 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_lpc407x_8x.cpp
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR/startup_lpc407x_8x.cpp
@@ -428,11 +428,3 @@ void IntDefaultHandler(void)
     {
     }
 }
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void *operator new(size_t size)  {return malloc(size);}
-void *operator new[](size_t size){return malloc(size);}
-
-void operator delete(void *p)   {free(p);}
-void operator delete[](void *p) {free(p);}