diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_vectors.S b/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_vectors.S
index 58674dda41..d760c13f75 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_vectors.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_vectors.S
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ lm3s_irqcommon:
 	 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK
-	ld	sp, #up_interruptstack_base
+	ldr	sp, =g_intstackbase
 	str	r1, [sp, #-4]!		/* Save the MSP on the interrupt stack */
 	bl	up_doirq		/* R0=IRQ, R1=register save (msp) */
 	ldr	r1, [sp, #+4]!		/* Recover R1=main stack pointer */
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ lm3s_irqcommon:
 	.size	handlers, .-handlers
 
 /************************************************************************************
- *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_userstack
+ *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_intstackbase
  *
  * Description:
  *   Shouldn't happen
@@ -440,10 +440,11 @@ lm3s_irqcommon:
 
 #if CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK > 3
         .bss
+        .global g_intstackbase
         .align  4
 up_interruptstack:
         .skip   (CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK & ~3)
-up_interruptstack_base:
+g_intstackbase:
         .size   up_interruptstack, .-up_interruptstack
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_vectors.S b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_vectors.S
index fc69e7dd84..8498dd87ac 100755
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_vectors.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx/lpc17_vectors.S
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ lpc17_common:
 	 * Otherwise, we will re-use the main stack for interrupt level processing.
 	 */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK
-	ld		sp, #up_interruptstack_base
+#if CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK > 3
+	ldr		sp, =g_intstackbase
 	str		r1, [sp, #-4]!			/* Save the MSP on the interrupt stack */
 	bl		up_doirq				/* R0=IRQ, R1=register save (msp) */
 	ldr		r1, [sp, #+4]!			/* Recover R1=main stack pointer */
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ lpc17_common:
 	.size	handlers, .-handlers
 
 /************************************************************************************************
- *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_userstack
+ *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_intstackbase
  *
  * Description:
  *   Shouldn't happen
@@ -319,10 +319,11 @@ lpc17_common:
 
 #if CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK > 3
         .bss
+        .global g_intstackbase
         .align  4
 up_interruptstack:
         .skip   (CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK & ~3)
-up_interruptstack_base:
+g_intstackbase:
         .size   up_interruptstack, .-up_interruptstack
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sam3u/sam3u_vectors.S b/arch/arm/src/sam3u/sam3u_vectors.S
index 4941fb33cb..efa7e0a550 100755
--- a/arch/arm/src/sam3u/sam3u_vectors.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sam3u/sam3u_vectors.S
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ sam3u_common:
 	 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK
-	ld		sp, #up_interruptstack_base
+	ldr		sp, =g_intstackbase
 	str		r1, [sp, #-4]!			/* Save the MSP on the interrupt stack */
 	bl		up_doirq				/* R0=IRQ, R1=register save (msp) */
 	ldr		r1, [sp, #+4]!			/* Recover R1=main stack pointer */
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ sam3u_common:
 	.size	handlers, .-handlers
 
 /************************************************************************************************
- *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_userstack
+ *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_intstackbase
  *
  * Description:
  *   Shouldn't happen
@@ -310,10 +310,11 @@ sam3u_common:
 
 #if CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK > 3
         .bss
+        .global g_intstackbase
         .align  4
 up_interruptstack:
         .skip   (CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK & ~3)
-up_interruptstack_base:
+g_intstackbase:
         .size   up_interruptstack, .-up_interruptstack
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S
index 6a8f64c5bb..7d119f326b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_vectors.S
  * arch/arm/src/chip/stm32_vectors.S
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ stm32_common:
 	 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK
-	ld		sp, #up_interruptstack_base
+	ldr		sp, =g_intstackbase
 	str		r1, [sp, #-4]!			/* Save the MSP on the interrupt stack */
 	bl		up_doirq				/* R0=IRQ, R1=register save (msp) */
 	ldr		r1, [sp, #+4]!			/* Recover R1=main stack pointer */
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ stm32_common:
 	.size	handlers, .-handlers
 
 /************************************************************************************
- *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_userstack
+ *  Name: up_interruptstack/g_intstackbase
  *
  * Description:
  *   Shouldn't happen
@@ -502,10 +502,11 @@ stm32_common:
 
 #if CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK > 3
         .bss
+        .global g_intstackbase
         .align  4
 up_interruptstack:
         .skip   (CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK & ~3)
-up_interruptstack_base:
+g_intstackbase:
         .size   up_interruptstack, .-up_interruptstack
 #endif