diff --git a/ld_script_test.ld b/ld_script_test.ld
index ec99609a7e..a9a2434c57 100644
--- a/ld_script_test.ld
+++ b/ld_script_test.ld
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ SECTIONS {
         src/*.o(.sbss);
         gflib/*.o(.sbss);
         test/*.o(.sbss);
+        . = ALIGN(4);
     } > EWRAM
 
     .iwram ORIGIN(IWRAM) : AT (__iwram_lma)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ SECTIONS {
     {
         __iwram_start = .;
         *(.iwram*);
+        . = ALIGN(4);
         __iwram_end = .;
     } > IWRAM
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS {
         data/*.o(COMMON);
         test/*.o(COMMON);
         *libc.a:sbrkr.o(COMMON);
+        . = ALIGN(4);
 
 	/* .persistent starts at 0x3007F00 */
 	/* WARNING: This is the end of the IRQ stack, if there's too