diff --git a/src/link/link.ld b/src/link/link.ld
index 943066b..938ddbd 100644
--- a/src/link/link.ld
+++ b/src/link/link.ld
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ MEMORY
   io           : ORIGIN = 0xA0000000, LENGTH = 0x00800000  /*   8M    */
 }
 
-stack_ptr = 0x7FFFEFF0;
-
 STARTUP(startup.o)
 INPUT(kernel.o)
 
+DEBUGGER_VAR_SIZE = 0x10000;
 SECTIONS
 {
     .start  : 
@@ -82,4 +81,11 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
     . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
     _end = .; PROVIDE (end = .);
+    . = (ORIGIN(ram) + LENGTH(ram) - DEBUGGER_VAR_SIZE - 0x10);
+    stack_ptr = . | ~(LENGTH(ram)-1) & 0x7fffffff;
+    . = . + 0x10;
+    .dbg_vars . (NOLOAD)  :
+    {
+        *(.dbg_vars)
+    }
 }