diff --git a/libgloss/msp430/msp430-sim.ld b/libgloss/msp430/msp430-sim.ld
index fadd137e8..5c0e3b7a7 100644
--- a/libgloss/msp430/msp430-sim.ld
+++ b/libgloss/msp430/msp430-sim.ld
@@ -42,14 +42,18 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(2);
     *(.rodata1)
 
+    . = ALIGN(2);
     KEEP (*(.gcc_except_table)) *(.gcc_except_table.*)
+    . = ALIGN(2);
     PROVIDE (__preinit_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(.preinit_array))
     PROVIDE (__preinit_array_end = .);
+    . = ALIGN(2);
     PROVIDE (__init_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.init_array))
     PROVIDE (__init_array_end = .);
+    . = ALIGN(2);
     PROVIDE (__fini_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(.fini_array))
     KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
diff --git a/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld b/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld
index 125b7d897..5126e398a 100644
--- a/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld
+++ b/libgloss/msp430/msp430xl-sim.ld
@@ -68,13 +68,16 @@ SECTIONS
 
     . = ALIGN(2);
     KEEP (*(.gcc_except_table)) *(.gcc_except_table.*)
+    . = ALIGN(2);
     PROVIDE (__preinit_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(.preinit_array))
     PROVIDE (__preinit_array_end = .);
+    . = ALIGN(2);
     PROVIDE (__init_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.init_array))
     PROVIDE (__init_array_end = .);
+    . = ALIGN(2);
     PROVIDE (__fini_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(.fini_array))
     KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))