diff --git a/bl1/bl1.ld.S b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
index c4f6b99..877af8e 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1.ld.S
+++ b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
         *bl1_entrypoint.o(.text*)
-        *(.text*)
+        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(.vectors)
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
-        *(.rodata*)
+        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
         /* Ensure 8-byte alignment for descriptors and ensure inclusion */
         . = ALIGN(8);
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
         *bl1_entrypoint.o(.text*)
-        *(.text*)
-        *(.rodata*)
+        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
+        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
         /* Ensure 8-byte alignment for descriptors and ensure inclusion */
         . = ALIGN(8);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
      */
     .data . : ALIGN(16) {
         __DATA_RAM_START__ = .;
-        *(.data*)
+        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*))
         __DATA_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >RAM AT>ROM
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
      */
     .bss : ALIGN(16) {
         __BSS_START__ = .;
-        *(.bss*)
+        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.bss*))
         *(COMMON)
         __BSS_END__ = .;
     } >RAM