diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 74e4bf11f562e..4f1994257a18a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		__brk_limit = .;
 	}
 
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	_end = .;
 
         STABS_DEBUG