diff --git a/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/Make.defs b/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/Make.defs
index e92dc4c5fa..c27cac0eff 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/Make.defs
+++ b/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/Make.defs
@@ -80,12 +80,7 @@ AFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
 
 OBJEXT = .o
 LIBEXT = .a
-
-ifeq ($(HOSTOS),Cygwin)
-  EXEEXT = .exe
-else
-  EXEEXT =
-endif
+EXEEXT = .elf
 
 ifeq ("${CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS}","y")
   LDFLAGS += -g
diff --git a/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/ld.script b/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/ld.script
index 3f2ff760ab..0996f53101 100755
--- a/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/ld.script
+++ b/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/ld.script
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-ENTRY(.loader)
+ENTRY(__start)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	. = 0x00100000;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
 		CONSTRUCTORS
 		_edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
-	} > sram AT > flash
+	}
 
 	.bss : {
 		_sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
 		*(COMMON)
 		_ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
-	} > sram
+	}
 
 	/* Stabs debugging sections.	*/
 	.stab 0 : { *(.stab) }