diff --git a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
index dd81973..a2d9b7b 100644
--- a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
+++ b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
+        ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
+        ".text address is not aligned on a page boundary.");
+
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
 
         *entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@
     } >RAM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     .ro . : {
+        ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
+        ".ro address is not aligned on a page boundary.");
+
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *entrypoint.o(.text*)