diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 36593fd7dbe3..34c0652ca8b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__bss_start = .;
 		*(.bss..page_aligned)
+		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 		*(BSS_MAIN)
 		BSS_DECRYPTED
 		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index dd38c97933f1..95479f35e239 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@
 
 #define PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(page_align)					\
 	. = ALIGN(page_align);						\
-	*(.data..page_aligned)
+	*(.data..page_aligned)						\
+	. = ALIGN(page_align);
 
 #define READ_MOSTLY_DATA(align)						\
 	. = ALIGN(align);						\
@@ -650,7 +651,9 @@
 	. = ALIGN(bss_align);						\
 	.bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {				\
 		BSS_FIRST_SECTIONS					\
+		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);					\
 		*(.bss..page_aligned)					\
+		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);					\
 		*(.dynbss)						\
 		*(BSS_MAIN)						\
 		*(COMMON)						\