Index: kernel/arch/ppc32/_link.ld.in
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--- kernel/arch/ppc32/_link.ld.in	(revision 4afd4ab1cf55802dd65cdbbe092a477f1110b2ff)
+++ kernel/arch/ppc32/_link.ld.in	(revision c77a64ff173c6b97e1f85ac22e9fe1760cb720cc)
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@
 		*(COMMON);      /* global variables */
 		
+		. = ALIGN(8);
 		symbol_table = .;
 		*(symtab.*);    /* Symbol table, must be LAST symbol!*/