diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index 8c06c9d269d2..8ae84d8c2a8c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ optional_header:
 
 extra_header_fields:
 	.quad	0				// ImageBase
-	.long	0x20				// SectionAlignment
+	.long	0x1000				// SectionAlignment
 	.long	0x8				// FileAlignment
 	.short	0				// MajorOperatingSystemVersion
 	.short	0				// MinorOperatingSystemVersion
@@ -228,7 +228,15 @@ section_table:
 	.short	0		// NumberOfRelocations  (0 for executables)
 	.short	0		// NumberOfLineNumbers  (0 for executables)
 	.long	0xe0500020	// Characteristics (section flags)
-	.align 5
+
+	/*
+	 * EFI will load stext onwards at the 4k section alignment
+	 * described in the PE/COFF header. To ensure that instruction
+	 * sequences using an adrp and a :lo12: immediate will function
+	 * correctly at this alignment, we must ensure that stext is
+	 * placed at a 4k boundary in the Image to begin with.
+	 */
+	.align 12
 #endif
 
 ENTRY(stext)