Index: kernel/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in
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--- kernel/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in	(revision 19b5929b357667e70f55eb86ec26eb8227ae5636)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in	(revision a840fb7cdf1ae06b1416bbb49bf54df89f43e8be)
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@
 		*(COMMON);
 
+		. = ALIGN(8);
                 symbol_table = .;
                 *(symtab.*);            /* Symbol table, must be LAST symbol!*/