Index: kernel/arch/ia32/_link.ld.in
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--- kernel/arch/ia32/_link.ld.in	(revision 40d4c1d4873553b574cf552692c01791d56f1689)
+++ kernel/arch/ia32/_link.ld.in	(revision 1ac3a52793b357f936bd41ef49db586aa1e5c1a3)
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@
 		hardcoded_unmapped_kdata_size = .;
 		LONG(unmapped_kdata_end - unmapped_kdata_start);
+		. = ALIGN(8);
 		symbol_table = .;
 		*(symtab.*);            /* Symbol table, must be LAST symbol! */