diff --git a/bl1/bl1.ld.S b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
index 49dda85..d25ec63 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1.ld.S
+++ b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
+        ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
+        ".text address is not aligned on a page boundary.");
+
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
 
         *bl1_entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -80,6 +83,9 @@
     } >ROM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     .ro . : {
+        ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
+        ".ro address is not aligned on a page boundary.");
+
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *bl1_entrypoint.o(.text*)