diff --git a/sys/conf/ldscript.powerpc64 b/sys/conf/ldscript.powerpc64
index dba745538be7..18349a51feac 100644
--- a/sys/conf/ldscript.powerpc64
+++ b/sys/conf/ldscript.powerpc64
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .toc1      : ALIGN(8) { *(.toc1) }
   .opd       : ALIGN(8) { KEEP (*(.opd)) }
   .branch_lt : ALIGN(8) { *(.branch_lt) }
+  . = ALIGN(4096);
   .got       : ALIGN(8) { __tocbase = .; *(.got .toc) }
 
   .dynamic        : { *(.dynamic) }