diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/video.h b/arch/x86/boot/video.h
index ff339c5db311..0bb25491262d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/video.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/video.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct card_info {
 	u16 xmode_n;		/* Size of unprobed mode range */
 };
 
-#define __videocard struct card_info __attribute__((section(".videocards")))
+#define __videocard struct card_info __attribute__((used,section(".videocards")))
 extern struct card_info video_cards[], video_cards_end[];
 
 int mode_defined(u16 mode);	/* video.c */