Index: kernel/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in
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--- kernel/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in	(revision 21941acdfafa83a2a888b1f61025c7d7d1f11726)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in	(revision c77a64ff173c6b97e1f85ac22e9fe1760cb720cc)
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@
 		*(COMMON);
 
+		. = ALIGN(8);
                 symbol_table = .;
                 *(symtab.*);            /* Symbol table, must be LAST symbol!*/