Index: kernel/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in
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--- kernel/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in	(revision 40d4c1d4873553b574cf552692c01791d56f1689)
+++ kernel/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in	(revision c77a64ff173c6b97e1f85ac22e9fe1760cb720cc)
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@
 		*(COMMON);		/* global variables */
 
+		. = ALIGN(8);
 		symbol_table = .;
 		*(symtab.*);            /* Symbol table, must be LAST symbol!*/