diff --git a/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/link.ld b/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/link.ld
index f96dae48..bae2aa9a 100644
--- a/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/link.ld
+++ b/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/link.ld
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ GROUP(-lc -lgloss)
 SEARCH_DIR(.)
 __DYNAMIC  =  0;
 phys = 0x40200000;
+PAGE_SIZE = 0x1000;
 
 /*
  * Initalize some symbols to be zero so we can reference them in the
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ SECTIONS
     PROVIDE(_etext  =  .);
     PROVIDE(__etext  =  .);
   }
-  . = .;
+  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   .rdata : {
     *(.rdata)
   }
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ SECTIONS
     PROVIDE (__EH_FRAME_END__ = .);
   }
   _fdata = ALIGN(16);
+  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   .data : {
     *(.data)
     *(.gcc_except_table)