diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 37d4c605aca3256032974302c2f6b916fb3731d0..70bee1a3f8a776dbdfad882ba429c883ba39e2bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.__efi_runtime_rel_stop)
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 
 	.image_copy_end :
 	{