diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 612b2b301280..23c5509f3b51 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 		INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
 		NOSAVE_DATA
+		PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 		CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(1 << CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 		READ_MOSTLY_DATA(1 << CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 		DATA_DATA