diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs b/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
index 188eb80b..6ebdfb9c 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use crate::arch::paging::*;
 use crate::os::CONSOLE;
 
 unsafe extern "C" {
-	static mut _end: u8;
 	static mut l0_pgtable: u64;
 	static mut l1_pgtable: u64;
 	static mut l2_pgtable: u64;
@@ -48,7 +47,8 @@ const PT_MEM_CD: u64 = 0x70F;
 const PT_SELF: u64 = 1 << 55;
 
 pub unsafe fn get_memory(_memory_size: u64) -> u64 {
-	(ptr::addr_of_mut!(_end).expose_provenance() as u64).align_up(LargePageSize::SIZE as u64)
+	let loader_end = crate::os::executable_end().as_ptr();
+	(loader_end.expose_provenance() as u64).align_up(LargePageSize::SIZE as u64)
 }
 
 pub fn find_kernel() -> &'static [u8] {
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/entry.s b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/entry.s
index 756a6c97..102999be 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/entry.s
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/entry.s
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 
 .code64
 
-.extern __executable_start		# defined in linker script
-.extern _end
-
 # Move entry point at the beginning of the elf file
 .section .mboot, "a"
 .align 8
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/mod.rs b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/mod.rs
index b5463213..b0bf04ab 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/linux/mod.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ use crate::arch::x86_64::physicalmem::PhysAlloc;
 use crate::arch::x86_64::{KERNEL_STACK_SIZE, SERIAL_IO_PORT, page_tables};
 use crate::fdt::Fdt;
 
-unsafe extern "C" {
-	static mut _end: u8;
-}
-
 mod entry {
 	core::arch::global_asm!(
 		include_str!("entry.s"),
@@ -41,7 +37,8 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn rust_start(boot_params: *mut BootParams) -> ! {
 	crate::log::init();
 	BOOT_PARAMS.store(boot_params, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
-	let free_addr = ptr::addr_of!(_end).addr().align_up(Size2MiB::SIZE as usize);
+	let loader_end = crate::os::executable_end().as_ptr();
+	let free_addr = loader_end.addr().align_up(Size2MiB::SIZE as usize);
 	// Memory after the highest end address is unused and available for the physical memory manager.
 	info!("Intializing PhysAlloc with {free_addr:#x}");
 	PhysAlloc::init(free_addr);
@@ -83,9 +80,9 @@ pub unsafe fn boot_kernel(kernel_info: LoadedKernel) -> ! {
 	let boot_params_ref = unsafe { BootParams::get() };
 
 	// determine boot stack address
-	let stack =
-		(ptr::addr_of!(_end).addr() + Size4KiB::SIZE as usize).align_up(Size4KiB::SIZE as usize);
-	let stack = ptr::addr_of_mut!(_end).with_addr(stack);
+	let loader_end = crate::os::executable_end().as_ptr();
+	let stack = (loader_end.addr() + Size4KiB::SIZE as usize).align_up(Size4KiB::SIZE as usize);
+	let stack = loader_end.with_addr(stack).cast::<u8>();
 	// clear stack
 	unsafe {
 		write_bytes(stack, 0, KERNEL_STACK_SIZE.try_into().unwrap());
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/entry.s b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/entry.s
index 3fcab471..1cf64a67 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/entry.s
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/entry.s
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 
 .code32
 
-.extern __executable_start		# defined in linker script
-.extern _end
-
 # We use a special name to map this section at the begin of our kernel
 # =>  Multiboot expects its magic number at the beginning of the kernel.
 .section .mboot, "a"
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/mod.rs b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/mod.rs
index b570a0d9..aa0ae607 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/platform/multiboot/mod.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ use crate::BootInfoExt;
 use crate::arch::x86_64::physicalmem::PhysAlloc;
 use crate::arch::x86_64::{KERNEL_STACK_SIZE, SERIAL_IO_PORT, page_tables};
 use crate::fdt::Fdt;
-
-unsafe extern "C" {
-	static mut _end: u8;
-}
+use crate::os::executable_end;
 
 #[allow(bad_asm_style)]
 mod entry {
@@ -148,7 +145,8 @@ pub unsafe fn boot_kernel(kernel_info: LoadedKernel) -> ! {
 	let multiboot = unsafe { Multiboot::from_ptr(mb_info as u64, &mut mem).unwrap() };
 
 	// determine boot stack address
-	let mut new_stack = ptr::addr_of!(_end).addr().align_up(Size4KiB::SIZE as usize);
+	let loader_end = executable_end().as_ptr();
+	let mut new_stack = loader_end.addr().align_up(Size4KiB::SIZE as usize);
 
 	if new_stack + KERNEL_STACK_SIZE as usize > mb_info.addr() {
 		new_stack = (mb_info.addr() + mem::size_of::<Multiboot<'_, '_>>())
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ pub unsafe fn boot_kernel(kernel_info: LoadedKernel) -> ! {
 		}
 	}
 
-	let stack = ptr::addr_of_mut!(_end).with_addr(new_stack);
+	let stack = loader_end.with_addr(new_stack).cast::<u8>();
 
 	// clear stack
 	unsafe {
diff --git a/src/os/none/mod.rs b/src/os/none/mod.rs
index 2eda78fd..d75eaa51 100644
--- a/src/os/none/mod.rs
+++ b/src/os/none/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod console;
 
 use core::fmt::Write;
 use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
+use core::ptr::NonNull;
 use core::{ptr, slice};
 
 use hermit_entry::elf::KernelObject;
@@ -11,17 +12,32 @@ use log::info;
 pub use self::console::CONSOLE;
 use crate::arch;
 
-unsafe extern "C" {
-	static _end: u8;
-	static __executable_start: u8;
+pub fn executable_start() -> NonNull<()> {
+	unsafe extern "C" {
+		static mut __executable_start: u8;
+	}
+
+	let ptr = &raw mut __executable_start;
+	let ptr = ptr.cast::<()>();
+	NonNull::new(ptr).unwrap()
+}
+
+pub fn executable_end() -> NonNull<()> {
+	unsafe extern "C" {
+		static mut _end: u8;
+	}
+
+	let ptr = &raw mut _end;
+	let ptr = ptr.cast::<()>();
+	NonNull::new(ptr).unwrap()
 }
 
 /// Entry Point of the BIOS Loader
 /// (called from entry.asm or entry.rs)
 pub(crate) unsafe extern "C" fn loader_main() -> ! {
-	unsafe {
-		info!("Loader: [{:p} - {:p}]", &__executable_start, &_end);
-	}
+	let loader_start = executable_start();
+	let loader_end = executable_end();
+	info!("Loader: [{loader_start:p} - {loader_end:p}]");
 
 	let kernel = arch::find_kernel();
 	let kernel = KernelObject::parse(kernel).unwrap();