diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index 84aa9d676375..6da20b9688f7 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen_stdout(void)
 	int offset;
 	const char *p, *q, *options = NULL;
 	int l;
-	const struct earlycon_id *match;
+	const struct earlycon_id **p_match;
 	const void *fdt = initial_boot_params;
 
 	offset = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/chosen");
@@ -969,7 +969,10 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen_stdout(void)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	for (match = __earlycon_table; match < __earlycon_table_end; match++) {
+	for (p_match = __earlycon_table; p_match < __earlycon_table_end;
+	     p_match++) {
+		const struct earlycon_id *match = *p_match;
+
 		if (!match->compatible[0])
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c b/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
index a24278380fec..22683393a0f2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/earlycon.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int __init register_earlycon(char *buf, const struct earlycon_id *match)
  */
 int __init setup_earlycon(char *buf)
 {
-	const struct earlycon_id *match;
+	const struct earlycon_id **p_match;
 
 	if (!buf || !buf[0])
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ int __init setup_earlycon(char *buf)
 	if (early_con.flags & CON_ENABLED)
 		return -EALREADY;
 
-	for (match = __earlycon_table; match < __earlycon_table_end; match++) {
+	for (p_match = __earlycon_table; p_match < __earlycon_table_end;
+	     p_match++) {
+		const struct earlycon_id *match = *p_match;
 		size_t len = strlen(match->name);
 
 		if (strncmp(buf, match->name, len))
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 278841c75b97..af240573e482 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_EARLYCON
-#define EARLYCON_TABLE() STRUCT_ALIGN();			\
+#define EARLYCON_TABLE() . = ALIGN(8);				\
 			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__earlycon_table) = .;	\
 			 KEEP(*(__earlycon_table))		\
 			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__earlycon_table_end) = .;
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 1d356105f25a..b4c9fda9d833 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ struct earlycon_id {
 	char	name[16];
 	char	compatible[128];
 	int	(*setup)(struct earlycon_device *, const char *options);
-} __aligned(32);
+};
 
-extern const struct earlycon_id __earlycon_table[];
-extern const struct earlycon_id __earlycon_table_end[];
+extern const struct earlycon_id *__earlycon_table[];
+extern const struct earlycon_id *__earlycon_table_end[];
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_EARLYCON) && !defined(MODULE)
 #define EARLYCON_USED_OR_UNUSED	__used
@@ -362,12 +362,19 @@ extern const struct earlycon_id __earlycon_table_end[];
 #define EARLYCON_USED_OR_UNUSED	__maybe_unused
 #endif
 
-#define OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(_name, compat, fn)				\
-	static const struct earlycon_id __UNIQUE_ID(__earlycon_##_name)	\
-	     EARLYCON_USED_OR_UNUSED __section(__earlycon_table)	\
+#define _OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(_name, compat, fn, unique_id)		\
+	static const struct earlycon_id unique_id			\
+	     EARLYCON_USED_OR_UNUSED __initconst			\
 		= { .name = __stringify(_name),				\
 		    .compatible = compat,				\
-		    .setup = fn  }
+		    .setup = fn  };					\
+	static const struct earlycon_id EARLYCON_USED_OR_UNUSED		\
+		__section(__earlycon_table)				\
+		* const __PASTE(__p, unique_id) = &unique_id
+
+#define OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(_name, compat, fn)				\
+	_OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(_name, compat, fn,				\
+			     __UNIQUE_ID(__earlycon_##_name))
 
 #define EARLYCON_DECLARE(_name, fn)	OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(_name, "", fn)