diff --git a/tools/export/iar/__init__.py b/tools/export/iar/__init__.py
index 5788e3fbee..17834b299a 100644
--- a/tools/export/iar/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/export/iar/__init__.py
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ class IAR(Exporter):
"CMSISDAPJtagSpeedList": 0,
"DSPExtension": 0,
"TrustZone": 0,
+ "IlinkOverrideProgramEntryLabel": 0,
+ "IlinkProgramEntryLabel": "__iar_program_start",
}
iar_defaults.update(device_info)
IARdevice = namedtuple('IARdevice', iar_defaults.keys())
diff --git a/tools/export/iar/ewp.tmpl b/tools/export/iar/ewp.tmpl
index add65d47a7..4f5a6e304b 100644
--- a/tools/export/iar/ewp.tmpl
+++ b/tools/export/iar/ewp.tmpl
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@