diff --git a/board/dave/B2/u-boot.lds b/board/dave/B2/u-boot.lds
index 8c10d47..a6fc6d7 100644
--- a/board/dave/B2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/dave/B2/u-boot.lds
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__bss_start = .;
-	.bss (NOLOAD) : { *(.bss) }
+	.bss (NOLOAD) : { *(.bss) . = ALIGN(4); }
 	_end = .;
 }
diff --git a/board/dave/PPChameleonEVB/u-boot.lds b/board/dave/PPChameleonEVB/u-boot.lds
index 39bc654..d3e6df9 100644
--- a/board/dave/PPChameleonEVB/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/dave/PPChameleonEVB/u-boot.lds
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
    *(.dynbss)
    *(.bss)
    *(COMMON)
+   . = ALIGN(4);
   }
 
   ppcenv_assert = ASSERT(. < 0xFFFF8000, ".bss section too big, overlaps .ppcenv section. Please update your confguration: CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN and TEXT_BASE may need to be modified.");