diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 40ceb3ceba79..8e0204a68c74 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES
-#define KPROBE_BLACKLIST()	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_kprobe_blacklist) = .; \
+#define KPROBE_BLACKLIST()	. = ALIGN(8);				      \
+				VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_kprobe_blacklist) = .; \
 				*(_kprobe_blacklist)			      \
 				VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_kprobe_blacklist) = .;
 #else