diff --git a/ports/stm32/Makefile b/ports/stm32/Makefile
index d1c5de6d33..66582058aa 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/Makefile
+++ b/ports/stm32/Makefile
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_MCU_$(MCU_SERIES))
 CFLAGS += $(COPT)
 CFLAGS += -Iboards/$(BOARD)
 CFLAGS += -DSTM32_HAL_H='<stm32$(MCU_SERIES)xx_hal.h>'
+CFLAGS += -DMICROPY_HW_VTOR=$(TEXT0_ADDR)
 
 ifeq ($(MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL),double)
 CFLAGS += -DMICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL=MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL_DOUBLE
diff --git a/ports/stm32/system_stm32.c b/ports/stm32/system_stm32.c
index 6c24ee417b..251902259e 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/system_stm32.c
+++ b/ports/stm32/system_stm32.c
@@ -275,10 +275,14 @@ void SystemInit(void)
   #endif
 
   /* Configure the Vector Table location add offset address ------------------*/
+#ifdef MICROPY_HW_VTOR
+  SCB->VTOR = MICROPY_HW_VTOR;
+#else
 #ifdef VECT_TAB_SRAM
   SCB->VTOR = SRAM1_BASE | VECT_TAB_OFFSET; /* Vector Table Relocation in Internal SRAM */
 #else
   SCB->VTOR = FLASH_BASE | VECT_TAB_OFFSET; /* Vector Table Relocation in Internal FLASH */
+#endif
 #endif
 
   /* dpgeorge: enable 8-byte stack alignment for IRQ handlers, in accord with EABI */