diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b508ccad4856..8ce1615c1046 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		_end_amode31_refs = .;
 	}
 
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	_edata = .;		/* End of data section */
 
 	/* will be freed after init */
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	BSS_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE, 4 * PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE)
 
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	_end = . ;
 
 	/*