diff --git a/examples/nios2.lds b/examples/nios2.lds
index 6a100dc..a3e5ea8 100644
--- a/examples/nios2.lds
+++ b/examples/nios2.lds
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
 	  *(.text)
 	  *(.text.*)
 	  *(.gnu.linkonce.t*)
-	  *(.rodata)
-	  *(.rodata.*)
+	  *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
 	  *(.gnu.linkonce.r*)
 	}
 	. = ALIGN (4);