diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f096e72262f4..1db685104ffc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.opd)
 	}
 
+	. = ALIGN(256);
 	.got : AT(ADDR(.got) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__toc_start = .;
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE