diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S
index 7b2ff2eaa73a..d0ffb493614d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .kernel:vmlinux.bin : { *(.kernel:vmlinux.bin) }
   _vmlinux_end =  .;
 
-  . = ALIGN(4096);
+  . = ALIGN(8);
   _dtb_start = .;
   .kernel:dtb : { *(.kernel:dtb) }
   _dtb_end = .;