diff --git a/libgloss/ChangeLog b/libgloss/ChangeLog
index a3bc8edd8..d5d9dbc67 100644
--- a/libgloss/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgloss/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-11-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld (__high_bsssize): Define.
+
 2015-11-12  Anton Kolesov  <Anton.Kolesov@synopsys.com>
 
 	* configure: Add ARC support.
diff --git a/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld b/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld
index 71e4543f7..0cd9d3fff 100644
--- a/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld
+++ b/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(2);
     __high_bssend = .;
   } > HIFRAM
+  PROVIDE (__high_bsssize = SIZEOF(.upper.bss));
 
   /* We create this section so that "end" will always be in the
      HIFRAM region (matching .stack below), even if the .upper.bss