diff --git a/vmbase/src/layout.rs b/vmbase/src/layout.rs
index d07dac4..ead4f8e 100644
--- a/vmbase/src/layout.rs
+++ b/vmbase/src/layout.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 /// All writable sections, excluding the stack.
 pub fn scratch_range() -> Range<usize> {
-    linker_region!(data_begin, bss_end)
+    linker_region!(eh_stack_limit, bss_end)
 }
 
 /// Read-write data (original).
diff --git a/vmbase/src/linker.rs b/vmbase/src/linker.rs
index 5f6e05e..97bef3f 100644
--- a/vmbase/src/linker.rs
+++ b/vmbase/src/linker.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     pub static dtb_begin: u8;
     /// First byte beyond the `.dtb` section.
     pub static dtb_end: u8;
+    /// First byte of the region available for the exception handler stack.
+    pub static eh_stack_limit: u8;
     /// First byte past the region available for the stack.
     pub static init_stack_pointer: u8;
     /// First byte of the `.rodata` section.