diff --git a/libgloss/mips/array.ld b/libgloss/mips/array.ld
index 0492ae550..5cdcf4009 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/array.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/array.ld
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
     *(COMMON)
   }
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 }
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld b/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld
index 8c1f926a1..a8643fd7d 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/ddb-kseg0.ld
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+   . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld b/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld
index 299106fb2..7b899d42f 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/ddb.ld
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/dve.ld b/libgloss/mips/dve.ld
index 96abbbe32..e28c9c23f 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/dve.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/dve.ld
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idt.ld b/libgloss/mips/idt.ld
index b4608bfbc..a779569e7 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idt.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idt.ld
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
   PROVIDE (end = .);
   _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld b/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld
index 5084df7a6..8d4e4d67a 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idt32.ld
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    PROVIDE (end = .);
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld b/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld
index a1121c663..8d996bc32 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idt64.ld
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
   PROVIDE (end = .);
   _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld b/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld
index 0297c6095..57111e139 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/idtecoff.ld
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
     *(COMMON)
   }
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 }
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld
index 92de26d06..c9539fde7 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app-java.ld
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ SECTIONS
     . = __stack ;
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld
index 367fc471b..35c2fec87 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904app.ld
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ SECTIONS
     . = __stack ;
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld
index 4c0681a4b..aedd4340b 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram-java.ld
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld
index 9e7d25545..168c31867 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/jmr3904dram.ld
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld b/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld
index 780c31cac..e350419e7 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/lsi.ld
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
     *(COMMON)
   }
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 }
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld b/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld
index fff6f6696..1608cd936 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/pmon.ld
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
    end = .;
    _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld b/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld
index 7273107c1..4ef3b692e 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/sde32.ld
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
   PROVIDE (end = .);
   _end = .;
 
diff --git a/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld b/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld
index 0bcbe98f3..40338a1da 100644
--- a/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld
+++ b/libgloss/mips/sde64.ld
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
   }
 
+  . = ALIGN(4);
   PROVIDE (end = .);
   _end = .;