diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds
index 5becc4d236e..a765babee3f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
   . = ALIGN(4);
   __u_boot_list : {
-	KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));
+    KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));
+    . = ALIGN(8);
   }
 
 
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ SECTIONS
    * _end - This is end of u-boot.bin image.
    * dtb will be appended here to make u-boot-dtb.bin
    */
-  . = ALIGN(8);
   _end = .;
 
   . = ALIGN(4096);