diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
index 7e76845a0434..710fde4ad0f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ config DEBUG_RODATA
 	  If in doubt, say Y
 
 config DEBUG_ALIGN_RODATA
-	depends on DEBUG_RODATA && ARM64_4K_PAGES
+	depends on DEBUG_RODATA
 	bool "Align linker sections up to SECTION_SIZE"
 	help
 	  If this option is enabled, sections that may potentially be marked as
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 61a1075b9c30..77d86c976abd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -63,14 +63,19 @@ PECOFF_FILE_ALIGNMENT = 0x200;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_ALIGN_RODATA)
-#define ALIGN_DEBUG_RO			. = ALIGN(1<<SECTION_SHIFT);
-#define ALIGN_DEBUG_RO_MIN(min)		ALIGN_DEBUG_RO
-#elif defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA)
-#define ALIGN_DEBUG_RO			. = ALIGN(1<<PAGE_SHIFT);
-#define ALIGN_DEBUG_RO_MIN(min)		ALIGN_DEBUG_RO
+/*
+ *  4 KB granule:   1 level 2 entry
+ * 16 KB granule: 128 level 3 entries, with contiguous bit
+ * 64 KB granule:  32 level 3 entries, with contiguous bit
+ */
+#define SEGMENT_ALIGN			SZ_2M
 #else
-#define ALIGN_DEBUG_RO
-#define ALIGN_DEBUG_RO_MIN(min)		. = ALIGN(min);
+/*
+ *  4 KB granule:  16 level 3 entries, with contiguous bit
+ * 16 KB granule:   4 level 3 entries, without contiguous bit
+ * 64 KB granule:   1 level 3 entry
+ */
+#define SEGMENT_ALIGN			SZ_64K
 #endif
 
 SECTIONS
@@ -114,12 +119,12 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.got)			/* Global offset table		*/
 	}
 
-	ALIGN_DEBUG_RO_MIN(PAGE_SIZE)
+	. = ALIGN(SEGMENT_ALIGN);
 	RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)		/* everything from this point to */
 	EXCEPTION_TABLE(8)		/* _etext will be marked RO NX   */
 	NOTES
 
-	ALIGN_DEBUG_RO_MIN(PAGE_SIZE)
+	. = ALIGN(SEGMENT_ALIGN);
 	_etext = .;			/* End of text and rodata section */
 	__init_begin = .;
 
@@ -168,7 +173,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.hash)
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	. = ALIGN(SEGMENT_ALIGN);
 	__init_end = .;
 
 	_data = .;