diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 3ac5b66d14aa..ba35864b2b74 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		SECURITY_INITCALL
 		INIT_RAM_FS
 
+		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 		___per_cpu_load = .;
 		PERCPU_INPUT(32)