diff --git a/src/arch/i386/config/ldscript.base b/src/arch/i386/config/ldscript.base
index 542df0d41c..05a7dad26d 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/config/ldscript.base
+++ b/src/arch/i386/config/ldscript.base
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 	.rodata (.) :  {
 		_rodata = .;
+		. = ALIGN(4);
 		streams = . ;
 		*(.rodata.streams)
 		estreams = .;