diff --git a/scripts/module-common.lds b/scripts/module-common.lds
index 9b6e246a45d0..d61b9e8678e8 100644
--- a/scripts/module-common.lds
+++ b/scripts/module-common.lds
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	__kcrctab_unused_gpl	0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_unused_gpl+*)) }
 	__kcrctab_gpl_future	0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_gpl_future+*)) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(8);
-	.init_array		0 : { *(SORT(.init_array.*)) *(.init_array) }
+	.init_array		0 : ALIGN(8) { *(SORT(.init_array.*)) *(.init_array) }
 
 	__jump_table		0 : ALIGN(8) { KEEP(*(__jump_table)) }
 }