diff --git a/BaseTools/Scripts/GccBase.lds b/BaseTools/Scripts/GccBase.lds
index 0f0210e407..3d99f01db2 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Scripts/GccBase.lds
+++ b/BaseTools/Scripts/GccBase.lds
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SECTIONS {
    * between these sections is the same in the ELF and the PE/COFF versions of
    * this binary.
    */
-  .data : ALIGN(CONSTANT(COMMONPAGESIZE)) {
+  .data ALIGN(ALIGNOF(.text)) : ALIGN(CONSTANT(COMMONPAGESIZE)) {
     *(.data .data.* .gnu.linkonce.d.*)
     *(.bss .bss.* *COM*)
   }