diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index b34813f725e9..cc93cf68653c 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2313,11 +2313,13 @@ static void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	info->symoffs = ALIGN(mod->core_size, symsect->sh_addralign ?: 1);
 	info->stroffs = mod->core_size = info->symoffs + ndst * sizeof(Elf_Sym);
 	mod->core_size += strtab_size;
+	mod->core_size = debug_align(mod->core_size);
 
 	/* Put string table section at end of init part of module. */
 	strsect->sh_flags |= SHF_ALLOC;
 	strsect->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, strsect,
 					 info->index.str) | INIT_OFFSET_MASK;
+	mod->init_size = debug_align(mod->init_size);
 	pr_debug("\t%s\n", info->secstrings + strsect->sh_name);
 }