diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index edb24aa714b..d9534e750d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ SECTIONS
   }
 #endif
 
+  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);        /* Align data segment to page size boundary */
 				/* Data */
   .data : AT(ADDR(.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	*(.data)