diff --git a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/thread.c b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/thread.c
index f1fc2019d9c..4db35da8c57 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/thread.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/thread.c
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ void arch_switch_to_main_thread(struct k_thread *main_thread, char *stack_ptr,
 			 "ldr   r4, =z_thread_entry\n"
 			 /* We don’t intend to return, so there is no need to link. */
 			 "bx    r4\n"
+			 /* Force a literal pool placement for the addresses referenced above */
+			 ".ltorg\n"
 			 :
 			 : "r"(_main), "r"(stack_ptr)
 			 : "r0", "r1", "r2", "r3", "r4", "ip", "lr", "memory");
@@ -623,6 +625,8 @@ FUNC_NORETURN void z_arm_switch_to_main_no_multithreading(k_thread_entry_t main_
 		"ldr r0, =arch_irq_lock_outlined\n"
 		"blx r0\n"
 		"loop: b loop\n\t" /* while (true); */
+		/* Force a literal pool placement for the addresses referenced above */
+		".ltorg\n"
 		:
 		: [_p1] "r"(p1), [_p2] "r"(p2), [_p3] "r"(p3), [_psp] "r"(psp),
 		  [_main_entry] "r"(main_entry)