diff --git a/ion/src/device/n0200/drivers/power.cpp b/ion/src/device/n0200/drivers/power.cpp
index 3e15d82aa..1e4f339e0 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/n0200/drivers/power.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/device/n0200/drivers/power.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 #include <drivers/power.h>
 #include <drivers/board.h>
+#include <drivers/external_flash.h>
 #include <drivers/reset.h>
 
 namespace Ion {
 namespace Power {
 
-void __attribute__((noinline)) standby() {
-  Device::Power::waitUntilOnOffKeyReleased();
-  Device::Power::standbyConfiguration();
-  Device::Board::shutdown();
+/* We isolate the standby code that needs to be executed from the internal
+ * flash (because the external flash is then shut down). We forbid inlining to
+ * avoid inlining these instructions in the external flash. */
+
+void __attribute__((noinline)) internal_flash_standby() {
+  Device::ExternalFlash::shutdown();
+  Device::Board::shutdownClocks();
   Device::Power::enterLowPowerMode();
   Device::Reset::core();
 }
 
+void standby() {
+  Device::Power::waitUntilOnOffKeyReleased();
+  Device::Power::standbyConfiguration();
+  Device::Board::shutdownPeripherals();
+  internal_flash_standby();
+}
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/ion/src/device/n0200/flash.ld b/ion/src/device/n0200/flash.ld
index 64769cea1..9b88f6232 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/n0200/flash.ld
+++ b/ion/src/device/n0200/flash.ld
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ SECTIONS {
    * done with -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections */
   .text.internal : {
     . = ALIGN(4);
+    *(.text.start)
     *(.text.abort)
     *(.text.isr_systick)
     *(.text.__assert)
@@ -73,8 +74,7 @@ SECTIONS {
     *(.text.strcmp)
     *(.text.memmove)
     */
-    /* 'start' dependecies */
-    *(.text.start)
+    /* 'start' dependencies */
     *(.text._ZN3Ion6Device5Board4initEv)
     *(.text._ZN3Ion6Device5Board7initFPUEv)
     *(.text._ZN3Ion6Device5Board7initMPUEv)
@@ -86,10 +86,13 @@ SECTIONS {
     *(.text._ZN3Ion6Device5Cache*)
     *(.text._ZN3Ion6Timing6usleepEj)
 
-    /* 'abort' dependcies */
+    /* 'abort' dependencies */
     *(.text._ZN3Ion6Device5Reset4coreEv)
 
-    /**(.text._ZN3Ion5Power7suspendEb)*/
+    /* 'standby' dependencies '*/
+    *(.text._ZN3Ion5Power22internal_flash_standbyEv)
+    *(.text._ZN3Ion6Device5Power17enterLowPowerModeEv)
+    *(.text._ZN3Ion6Device5Board14shutdownClocksEb)
 
     /* Optimization */
     */libgcc.a:(.text)