diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/x86_64/kernel.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/x86_64/kernel.ld
index 070379289a..1496cc7cae 100644
--- a/src/system/ldscripts/x86_64/kernel.ld
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/x86_64/kernel.ld
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.rodata : { *(.rodata .rodata.* .gnu.linkonce.r.*) }
 
-	/* writable data  */
-	. = ALIGN(0x1000);
+	/* writable data */
+	. = ALIGN (0x200000);
 	__data_start = .;
 	.data : { *(.data .data.* .gnu.linkonce.d.*) }