diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
index c3b4907..d1113a5 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		__binman_sym_end = .;
 	} > .spl_mem
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 
 	_end = .;
 	_image_binary_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 1c937ae..15b5cbc 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		__efi_runtime_rel_stop = .;
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.rela.plt*) }
 	.rela.dyn : {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		__rel_dyn_end = .;
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 
 	.dynsym : {
 		__dyn_sym_start = .;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 		__dyn_sym_end = .;
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 
 	_end = .;