diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 65df1dfdc3038..1e1395d63dabb 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 
+#define MAX_BYTES_PER_LONG	0x10
+
 OUTPUT_ARCH(riscv)
 ENTRY(_start)
 
@@ -74,8 +76,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.sbss*)
 	}
 
-	BSS_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, 0)
-
 	EXCEPTION_TABLE(0x10)
 	NOTES
 
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.rel.dyn*)
 	}
 
+	BSS_SECTION(MAX_BYTES_PER_LONG,
+		    MAX_BYTES_PER_LONG,
+		    MAX_BYTES_PER_LONG)
+
 	_end = .;
 
 	STABS_DEBUG