diff --git a/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM302X/TARGET_ADUCM3029/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM3029.ld b/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM302X/TARGET_ADUCM3029/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM3029.ld
index c645aa5891..b78bfa9bc9 100755
--- a/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM302X/TARGET_ADUCM3029/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM3029.ld
+++ b/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM302X/TARGET_ADUCM3029/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM3029.ld
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ SECTIONS
     /*
     .copy.table :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __copy_table_start__ = .;
         LONG (__etext)
         LONG (__data_start__)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     .zero.table :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __zero_table_start__ = .;
         LONG (__bss_start__)
         LONG (__bss_end__ - __bss_start__)
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ SECTIONS
         *(vtable)
         *(.data*)
 
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* preinit data */
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
         KEEP(*(.preinit_array))
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
 
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* init data */
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
         KEEP(*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ SECTIONS
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
 
 
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* finit data */
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
         KEEP(*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ SECTIONS
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
         KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* All data end */
         __data_end__ = .;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     .bss :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __bss_start__ = .;
         KEEP(*(.bss.gChannelControlDataArray))
         KEEP(*(.bss.thread_stack_main))
@@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ SECTIONS
         KEEP(*(.bss.os_thread_def_stack_event_loop_thread))
         *(COMMON)
         *(.bss)
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __bss_end__ = .;
     } > DSRAM_C
 
     .bss2 :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __bss2_start__ = .;
         *(.bss*)
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __bss2_end__ = .;
     } > DSRAM_B
 
diff --git a/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM4X50/TARGET_ADUCM4050/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM4050.ld b/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM4X50/TARGET_ADUCM4050/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM4050.ld
index b5fbca4cb9..d025aae5c8 100755
--- a/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM4X50/TARGET_ADUCM4050/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM4050.ld
+++ b/targets/TARGET_Analog_Devices/TARGET_ADUCM4X50/TARGET_ADUCM4050/TOOLCHAIN_GCC_ARM/ADuCM4050.ld
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ SECTIONS
     /*
     .copy.table :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __copy_table_start__ = .;
         LONG (__etext)
         LONG (__data_start__)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     .zero.table :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         __zero_table_start__ = .;
         LONG (__bss_start__)
         LONG (__bss_end__ - __bss_start__)
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ SECTIONS
         *(vtable)
         *(.data*)
 
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* preinit data */
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
         KEEP(*(.preinit_array))
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
 
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* init data */
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
         KEEP(*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ SECTIONS
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
 
 
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* finit data */
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
         KEEP(*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ SECTIONS
         PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 
         KEEP(*(.jcr*))
-        . = ALIGN(4);
+        . = ALIGN(8);
         /* All data end */
         __data_end__ = .;