diff --git a/bl2/bl2.ld.S b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
index db83a0c..310e6fe 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
+        ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
+        ".text address is not aligned on a page boundary.");
+
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
 
 #if ENABLE_RME
@@ -65,6 +68,9 @@
     } >RAM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     .ro . : {
+        ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
+        ".ro address is not aligned on a page boundary.");
+
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *bl2_entrypoint.o(.text*)