diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f437a4f06da4..992c25ad377f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __initramfs_end = .;
 #endif
 
+ . = ALIGN(4);
   __machvec_start = .;
   .machvec.init : { *(.machvec.init) }
   __machvec_end = .;