diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1953e3d21abf..cead8893b46b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ SECTIONS
 			*(.rodata.*)
 			*(.glue_7)
 			*(.glue_7t)
+		. = ALIGN(4);
 		*(.got)			/* Global offset table		*/
 			ARM_CPU_KEEP(PROC_INFO)
 	}