diff --git a/src/kernel.s b/src/kernel.s
index d056fba..dbac56a 100644
--- a/src/kernel.s
+++ b/src/kernel.s
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ godot_msg:
 
 .text
 
-.align 4
+.balign 4
 .global _start
 _start:
     /* Initialize stack pointers */
diff --git a/src/linker.ld b/src/linker.ld
index c17192b..68cafc9 100644
--- a/src/linker.ld
+++ b/src/linker.ld
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	. = 0x40000000;
 	.text : ALIGN(0x1000) {
-        obj/s_vectab.o (.text)
 		*(.text)
 	} > m_text
 	.data : ALIGN(0x1000) {
diff --git a/src/vectab.s b/src/vectab.s
index a05705b..706cdbb 100644
--- a/src/vectab.s
+++ b/src/vectab.s
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fiq_msg:
 .string "FIQ"
 
 .text
-.align 4
+.balign 32
 .global vectab
 vectab:
     ldr pc, =panic