diff --git a/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32L1/TARGET_NUCLEO_L152RE/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/STM32L152XE.ld b/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32L1/TARGET_NUCLEO_L152RE/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/STM32L152XE.ld
index 84558b3cb6..7aa5d69da4 100644
--- a/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32L1/TARGET_NUCLEO_L152RE/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/STM32L152XE.ld
+++ b/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32L1/TARGET_NUCLEO_L152RE/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/STM32L152XE.ld
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 /* Linker script to configure memory regions. */
 MEMORY
 {
-  /* 512KB FLASH, 80KB RAM, Reserve 73 vectors = 292 bytes (0x124) in RAM */
+  /* 512KB FLASH, 80KB RAM, Reserve up till 0x13C. There are 0x73 vectors = 292
+   * bytes (0x124) in RAM. But all GCC compilers seem to require BootRAM @0x138
+   */
   FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08000000, LENGTH = 512k
-  RAM (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20000124, LENGTH = 0x14000-0x124
+  RAM (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x2000013C, LENGTH = 0x14000-0x13C
 }
 
 /* Linker script to place sections and symbol values. Should be used together