diff --git a/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh b/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh
index bdeaebb30849..b8994443325d 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh
+++ b/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ COMMONPAGESIZE="CONSTANT (COMMONPAGESIZE)"
 NONPAGED_TEXT_START_ADDR=0x08048000
 ARCH=i386
 MACHINE=
-NOP=0x90909090
+NOP=0xCCCCCCCC
 TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32
 GENERATE_SHLIB_SCRIPT=yes
 GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT=yes
diff --git a/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh b/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh
index 449ccc90bd8d..08ad51446037 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh
+++ b/contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ COMMONPAGESIZE="CONSTANT (COMMONPAGESIZE)"
 NONPAGED_TEXT_START_ADDR=0x400000
 ARCH="i386:x86-64"
 MACHINE=
-NOP=0x90909090
+NOP=0xCCCCCCCC
 TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32
 GENERATE_SHLIB_SCRIPT=yes
 GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT=yes
diff --git a/sys/conf/ldscript.amd64 b/sys/conf/ldscript.amd64
index e64a957c8c09..b2ca347a7c85 100644
--- a/sys/conf/ldscript.amd64
+++ b/sys/conf/ldscript.amd64
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init           :
   {
     KEEP (*(.init))
-  } =0x90909090
+  } =0xCCCCCCCC
   .plt            : { *(.plt) }
   .text           :
   {
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ SECTIONS
     KEEP (*(.text.*personality*))
     /* .gnu.warning sections are handled specially by elf32.em.  */
     *(.gnu.warning)
-  } =0x90909090
+  } =0xCCCCCCCC
   .fini           :
   {
     KEEP (*(.fini))
-  } =0x90909090
+  } =0xCCCCCCCC
   PROVIDE (__etext = .);
   PROVIDE (_etext = .);
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
diff --git a/sys/conf/ldscript.i386 b/sys/conf/ldscript.i386
index 01b056ceb045..8d0953b96689 100644
--- a/sys/conf/ldscript.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/ldscript.i386
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .init           :
   {
     KEEP (*(.init))
-  } =0x90909090
+  } =0xCCCCCCCC
   .plt            : { *(.plt) }
   .text           :
   {
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ SECTIONS
     KEEP (*(.text.*personality*))
     /* .gnu.warning sections are handled specially by elf32.em.  */
     *(.gnu.warning)
-  } =0x90909090
+  } =0xCCCCCCCC
   .fini           :
   {
     KEEP (*(.fini))
-  } =0x90909090
+  } =0xCCCCCCCC
   PROVIDE (__etext = .);
   PROVIDE (_etext = .);
   PROVIDE (etext = .);