diff --git a/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld b/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
index 4475f9511..6fa082caa 100644
--- a/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
+++ b/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
 		KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-		. = ALIGN(4);
+		. = ALIGN(16);
 		/* All data end */
 		__data_end__ = .;
 
diff --git a/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld b/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
index 0162f0774..c6ef6943a 100644
--- a/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
+++ b/variants/arduino_zero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
 		KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-		. = ALIGN(4);
+		. = ALIGN(16);
 		/* All data end */
 		__data_end__ = .;
 
diff --git a/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld b/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
index 4475f9511..6fa082caa 100644
--- a/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
+++ b/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
 		KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-		. = ALIGN(4);
+		. = ALIGN(16);
 		/* All data end */
 		__data_end__ = .;
 
diff --git a/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld b/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
index 0162f0774..c6ef6943a 100644
--- a/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
+++ b/variants/mkr1000/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
 		KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-		. = ALIGN(4);
+		. = ALIGN(16);
 		/* All data end */
 		__data_end__ = .;
 
diff --git a/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld b/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
index 4475f9511..6fa082caa 100644
--- a/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
+++ b/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_with_bootloader.ld
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
 		KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-		. = ALIGN(4);
+		. = ALIGN(16);
 		/* All data end */
 		__data_end__ = .;
 
diff --git a/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld b/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
index 0162f0774..c6ef6943a 100644
--- a/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
+++ b/variants/mkrzero/linker_scripts/gcc/flash_without_bootloader.ld
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
 		KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-		. = ALIGN(4);
+		. = ALIGN(16);
 		/* All data end */
 		__data_end__ = .;