diff --git a/board/m501sk/u-boot.lds b/board/m501sk/u-boot.lds
index 99e2ac1..ae6caf5 100644
--- a/board/m501sk/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/m501sk/u-boot.lds
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__bss_start = .;
-	.bss : { *(.bss) }
+	.bss : { *(.bss) . = ALIGN(4); }
 	_end = .;
 }