diff --git a/bl2/bl2.ld.S b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
index 9933339..33588e6 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@
         *bl2_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(.text*)
         *(.rodata*)
+
+        /* Ensure 8-byte alignment for descriptors and ensure inclusion */
+        . = ALIGN(8);
+        __PARSER_LIB_DESCS_START__ = .;
+        KEEP(*(.img_parser_lib_descs))
+        __PARSER_LIB_DESCS_END__ = .;
+
         *(.vectors)
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
         /*