diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds
index 1a1e537b2a7..5becc4d236e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/u-boot.lds
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ SECTIONS
    * _end - This is end of u-boot.bin image.
    * dtb will be appended here to make u-boot-dtb.bin
    */
+  . = ALIGN(8);
   _end = .;
 
   . = ALIGN(4096);
@@ -77,3 +78,5 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (end = .);
 }
 ENTRY(_start)
+
+ASSERT(_end % 8 == 0, "_end must be 8-byte aligned for device tree");
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot.lds b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot.lds
index 3af0dfdf336..3c9959bef09 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot.lds
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_begin = .;
   .text.init : { *(.text.init) }
   .data.init : { *(.data.init) }
-  . = ALIGN(4);
+  . = ALIGN(8);
   __init_end = .;
   _end = .;
 
@@ -119,3 +119,5 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_end = . ;
   PROVIDE (end = .);
 }
+
+ASSERT(_end % 8 == 0, "_end must be 8-byte aligned for device tree");
diff --git a/board/cssi/cmpc885/u-boot.lds b/board/cssi/cmpc885/u-boot.lds
index 167606357e0..da9cff64d46 100644
--- a/board/cssi/cmpc885/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/cssi/cmpc885/u-boot.lds
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	 * _end - This is end of u-boot.bin image.
 	 * dtb will be appended here to make u-boot-dtb.bin
 	 */
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 	_end = .;
 
 	. = ALIGN(4096);
@@ -93,3 +94,5 @@ SECTIONS
 	PROVIDE (end = .);
 }
 ENTRY(_start)
+
+ASSERT(_end % 8 == 0, "_end must be 8-byte aligned for device tree");
diff --git a/board/cssi/mcr3000/u-boot.lds b/board/cssi/mcr3000/u-boot.lds
index 66afdebc0f7..1fd98726b2a 100644
--- a/board/cssi/mcr3000/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/cssi/mcr3000/u-boot.lds
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	 * _end - This is end of u-boot.bin image.
 	 * dtb will be appended here to make u-boot-dtb.bin
 	 */
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 	_end = .;
 
 	. = ALIGN(4096);
@@ -93,3 +94,5 @@ SECTIONS
 	PROVIDE (end = .);
 }
 ENTRY(_start)
+
+ASSERT(_end % 8 == 0, "_end must be 8-byte aligned for device tree");