diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
index f1a61e7bcee..54716110b61 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ if test -z "$TINY_READONLY_SECTION"; then
     *ro*textonly*)
       ALL_TEXT_BEFORE_RO=" "
       SEPARATE_TEXT=" "
-      TEXT_SEGMENT_ALIGN=
+      TEXT_SEGMENT_ALIGN=". = ALIGN(${MAXPAGESIZE});"
       ;;
     *textonly*)
       SEPARATE_TEXT=" "