diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 92b73b6140ff..dccdbed05848 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
-#define KERNEL_CTORS()	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_start) = .; \
+#define KERNEL_CTORS()	. = ALIGN(8);			   \
+			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_start) = .; \
 			*(.ctors)			   \
 			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_end) = .;
 #else