diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0d26c92d3c7d..dbe515e13fef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.data.*)
 		_edata = . ;
 	}
+	. = ALIGN(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES);
 	.bss : {
 		_bss = . ;
 		*(.bss)