Index: kernel/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in
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--- kernel/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in	(revision 5b8c75a79324127135a3e17ea30905ab1f698abb)
+++ kernel/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in	(revision f29a3a24d16a6735fe7d2c7852aa35dd11c133eb)
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@
 		*(COMMON);		/* global variables */
 
+		. = ALIGN(8);
 		symbol_table = .;
 		*(symtab.*);            /* Symbol table, must be LAST symbol!*/