diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/linker.ld b/src/arch/riscv/linker.ld
index df65637..be1c14e 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/linker.ld
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/linker.ld
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(riscv)
 ENTRY(_start)
 
 BASE_ADDRESS = 0x80200000;
+PAGE_SIZE = 0x1000;
 
 MEMORY {
     DRAM : ORIGIN = BASE_ADDRESS, LENGTH = 16M
@@ -15,13 +16,13 @@ SECTIONS {
         *(.text.entry)
         *(.text .text.*)
 
-        . = ALIGN(0x1000);
+        . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __trampoline_start = .;
         *(.trampoline_section)
-        . = ALIGN(0x1000);
+        . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __trampoline_end = .;
 
-        ASSERT(__trampoline_end - __trampoline_start == 0x1000, "trampoline larger than one page");
+        ASSERT(__trampoline_end - __trampoline_start == PAGE_SIZE, "trampoline does not fit into one page");
 
         __text_end = .;
     } > DRAM
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS {
     /DISCARD/ : {
         *(.eh_frame)
     }
-    
+
+    . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
     __kernel_end = .;
 }