diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index 4310b4a311a..7df2fe1844b 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ config X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT
 	default "7" if GENERIC_CPU || MPSC
 	default "6" if MK8
 
+config X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_BYTES
+	int
+	default "4096" if X86_VSMP
+	default X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES if !X86_VSMP
+
 config X86_TSC
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 39ff0708f80..b81f473c4a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .data.cacheline_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.cacheline_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	*(.data.cacheline_aligned)
   }
-  . = ALIGN(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES);
+  . = ALIGN(CONFIG_X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_BYTES);
   .data.read_mostly : AT(ADDR(.data.read_mostly) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
   	*(.data.read_mostly)
   }