diff --git a/grub-core/kern/arm64/efi/startup.S b/grub-core/kern/arm64/efi/startup.S
index 781c2b099..666a7ee3c 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/arm64/efi/startup.S
+++ b/grub-core/kern/arm64/efi/startup.S
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ FUNCTION(_start)
 	/*
 	 *  EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE and EFI_HANDLE are passed in x1/x0.
 	 */
-	ldr	x2, =EXT_C(grub_efi_image_handle)
+	ldr	x2, efi_image_handle_val
 	str	x0, [x2]
-	ldr	x2, =EXT_C(grub_efi_system_table)
+	ldr	x2, efi_system_table_val
 	str	x1, [x2]
-	ldr	x2, =EXT_C(grub_main)
+	ldr	x2, grub_main_val
 	br	x2
+grub_main_val:
+	.quad	EXT_C(grub_main)
+efi_system_table_val:
+	.quad	EXT_C(grub_efi_system_table)
+efi_image_handle_val:
+	.quad	EXT_C(grub_efi_image_handle)
 
-	.end