diff --git a/firmware/payloads/test.elf.ldS b/firmware/payloads/test.elf.ldS
index 2328a1b7..6632c132 100644
--- a/firmware/payloads/test.elf.ldS
+++ b/firmware/payloads/test.elf.ldS
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ SECTIONS
 		PROVIDE(_rodata_end = .);
 	}
 
+	.rela.dyn : {
+		PROVIDE(__rela_dyn_start = .);
+		*(.rela*)
+		PROVIDE(__rela_dyn_end = .);
+	}
+
 	/* End of the read-only data sections */
 
 	. = ALIGN(0x1000); /* Ensure next section is page aligned */
diff --git a/firmware/payloads/test_head.S b/firmware/payloads/test_head.S
index e4fcaaca..09d0ad18 100644
--- a/firmware/payloads/test_head.S
+++ b/firmware/payloads/test_head.S
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *   Anup Patel <anup.patel@wdc.com>
  */
 
+#include <sbi/riscv_elf.h>
 #include <sbi/riscv_encoding.h>
 #define __ASM_STR(x)	x
 
@@ -24,6 +25,13 @@
 #define REG_S		__REG_SEL(sd, sw)
 #define REG_ADDW	__REG_SEL(addw, add)
 
+/* Link time address of _payload_start, see test.elf.ldS */
+#ifdef FW_PAYLOAD_OFFSET
+#define PAYLOAD_LINK_START	(FW_TEXT_START + FW_PAYLOAD_OFFSET)
+#else
+#define PAYLOAD_LINK_START	0
+#endif
+
 	.section .entry, "ax", %progbits
 	.align 3
 	.globl _start
@@ -45,6 +53,28 @@ _sc_fail:
 #endif
 	bnez	a3, _start_hang
 
+	/* relocate the global table content */
+	li	t0, PAYLOAD_LINK_START	/* link start */
+	lla	t1, _payload_start	/* load start */
+	sub	t2, t1, t0		/* load offset */
+	lla	t0, __rela_dyn_start
+	lla	t1, __rela_dyn_end
+	beq	t0, t1, _relocate_done
+2:
+	REG_L	t5, __SIZEOF_LONG__(t0)	/* t5 <-- relocation info:type */
+	li	t3, R_RISCV_RELATIVE	/* reloc type R_RISCV_RELATIVE */
+	bne	t5, t3, 3f
+	REG_L	t3, 0(t0)
+	REG_L	t5, (__SIZEOF_LONG__ * 2)(t0)	/* t5 <-- addend */
+	add	t5, t5, t2
+	add	t3, t3, t2
+	REG_S	t5, 0(t3)		/* store runtime address to the GOT entry */
+
+3:
+	addi	t0, t0, (__SIZEOF_LONG__ * 3)
+	blt	t0, t1, 2b
+_relocate_done:
+
 	/* Save a0 and a1 */
 	lla	a3, _boot_a0
 	REG_S	a0, 0(a3)