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..2131ab241a 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
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ define block HEAP      with alignment = 8, size = __ICFEDIT_size_heap__     { };
 
 initialize by copy { readwrite };
 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 };
diff --git a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52840/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52840.icf b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52840/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52840.icf
index 95819fe1df..522e1f5a33 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52840/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52840.icf
+++ b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/TARGET_NRF52/TARGET_MCU_NRF52840/device/TOOLCHAIN_IAR/nRF52840.icf
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ 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 };