diff --git a/cpu/lpc1768/Makefile.include b/cpu/lpc1768/Makefile.include
index ea1a0f256b..00d062d717 100644
--- a/cpu/lpc1768/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/lpc1768/Makefile.include
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
+ROM_START_ADDR ?= 0x0
+RAM_START_ADDR ?= 0x100000C8
+
+ROM_LEN ?= 0x80000
+RAM_LEN ?= 0x7f38 # 32K - 0xC8
+
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
diff --git a/cpu/lpc1768/ldscripts/lpc1768.ld b/cpu/lpc1768/ldscripts/lpc1768.ld
index e954ee0c11..5381a6ac83 100644
--- a/cpu/lpc1768/ldscripts/lpc1768.ld
+++ b/cpu/lpc1768/ldscripts/lpc1768.ld
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
 
 MEMORY
 {
-    rom (rx)        : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 512K
-    ram (w!rx)      : ORIGIN = 0x100000C8, LENGTH = (32K - 0xC8)
     usb_ram         : ORIGIN = 0x2007C000, LENGTH = 16K
     eth_ram         : ORIGIN = 0x20080000, LENGTH = 16K
 }
 
-INCLUDE cortexm_base.ld
+INCLUDE cortexm.ld