diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f56429362a12..27735a7ac12b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		READ_MOSTLY_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 	}
 
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	.data_nosave : AT(ADDR(.data_nosave) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		NOSAVE_DATA
 	}