diff --git a/sys/conf/ldscript.arm b/sys/conf/ldscript.arm
index 62f9c0847c4..ac6f641a0a5 100644
--- a/sys/conf/ldscript.arm
+++ b/sys/conf/ldscript.arm
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ SECTIONS
   _exidx_end = .;
   PROVIDE(exidx_end = .);
 
-  /* Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to adjust up to
-     the same address within the page on the next page up.  */
-  . = ALIGN(0x1000) + (. & (0x1000 - 1)) ; 
+  . = ALIGN(0x10000);
   .data    :
   {
     *(.data)