diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 34a508a918a..808191bd14e 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-09-30  Dimitar Dimitrov  <dimitar@dinux.eu>
+
+	* scripttempl/pru.sc (.resource_table): Align the output
+	section, not the first symbol.
+
 2021-09-27  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
 
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/pru.sc b/ld/scripttempl/pru.sc
index b2c941b7911..97d8be0a0a4 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/pru.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/pru.sc
@@ -151,11 +151,10 @@ SECTIONS
     ${RELOCATING+ PROVIDE (_data_end = .) ; }
   } ${RELOCATING+ > dmem }
 
-  .resource_table ${RELOCATING-0} :
+  /* Linux remoteproc loader requires the resource_table section
+     start address to be aligned to 8 bytes.  */
+  .resource_table ${RELOCATING-0} ${RELOCATING+ ALIGN(8)} :
   {
-    /* Linux remoteproc loader requires the resource table address
-       to be aligned to 8 bytes.  */
-    ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(8);}
     KEEP (*(.resource_table))
   } ${RELOCATING+ > dmem}