diff --git a/board/qemu-mips/u-boot.lds b/board/qemu-mips/u-boot.lds
index 03bcb09..ad058ca 100644
--- a/board/qemu-mips/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/qemu-mips/u-boot.lds
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.rodata  : { *(.rodata) }
+	.rodata  : { *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*))) }
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }