diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/x86/add-on.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/x86/add-on.ld
index 6e85ced1b8..d3e9d6d392 100644
--- a/src/system/ldscripts/x86/add-on.ld
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/x86/add-on.ld
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	__data_start = .;
 	.data : { *(.data .gnu.linkonce.d.*) }
 
+	. = ALIGN(0x4);
 	__ctor_list = .;
 	.ctors : { *(.ctors) }
 	__ctor_end = .;
diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/x86/boot_loader.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/x86/boot_loader.ld
index 92d74a4a67..b108d1634a 100644
--- a/src/system/ldscripts/x86/boot_loader.ld
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/x86/boot_loader.ld
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* text/read-only data */
 	.text :	{ *(.text .gnu.linkonce.t.*) }
 
+	. = ALIGN(0x4);
 	__ctor_list = .;
 	.ctors : { *(.ctors) }
 	__ctor_end = .;
diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/x86/kernel.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/x86/kernel.ld
index 35b934189a..7324b69ef8 100644
--- a/src/system/ldscripts/x86/kernel.ld
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/x86/kernel.ld
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	__data_start = .;
 	.data : { *(.data .gnu.linkonce.d.*) }
 
+	. = ALIGN(0x4);
 	__ctor_list = .;
 	.ctors : { *(.ctors) }
 	__ctor_end = .;