diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1aaa2ca098003..58694d1989c23 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 
 	/* End of data section */
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	_edata = .;
 
 	/* BSS */