diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index adc1f23..c6f84a0 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   __tracedata_end = .;
 
   /* writeable */
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
   .data : AT(ADDR(.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	/* Data */
 	*(.data)
 	CONSTRUCTORS