diff --git a/nuttx-configs/nxphlite-v3/scripts/ld.script b/nuttx-configs/nxphlite-v3/scripts/ld.script
index 9ff741d0a6..3dd22a145b 100644
--- a/nuttx-configs/nxphlite-v3/scripts/ld.script
+++ b/nuttx-configs/nxphlite-v3/scripts/ld.script
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		*(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
 		*(COMMON)
+		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
 	} > datasram