diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index e574f9d78..cf73c736d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 	}								\
 									\
 	/* Built-in firmware blobs */					\
-	.builtin_fw        : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
+	.builtin_fw : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) ALIGN(8) {	\
 		__start_builtin_fw = .;					\
 		KEEP(*(.builtin_fw))					\
 		__end_builtin_fw = .;					\