diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/imx233/app.lds b/firmware/target/arm/imx233/app.lds
index 89cf33b385..5eb3d5e6d3 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/imx233/app.lds
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/imx233/app.lds
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.icode*)
         *(.irodata*)
         *(.idata*)
-        . = ALIGN(0x4);
         _iramend = .;
     } > IRAM AT> DRAM
 
@@ -66,16 +65,13 @@ SECTIONS
         _iedata = .;
         *(.qharray)
         *(.ibss*)
-        . = ALIGN(0x4);
         _iend = .;
     } > IRAM
 
     .init ENDAUDIOADDR :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
         _initstart = .;
         *(.init*)
-        . = ALIGN(0x4);
         _initend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
     .audiobuf (NOLOAD) :
     {
-        . = ALIGN(4);
         _audiobuffer = .;
         audiobuffer = .;
     } > DRAM
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/imx233/boot.lds b/firmware/target/arm/imx233/boot.lds
index ac1209a475..68472d129c 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/imx233/boot.lds
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/imx233/boot.lds
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.icode*)
         *(.irodata*)
         *(.idata*)
-        . = ALIGN(0x4);
         _iramend = .;
     } > IRAM AT> DRAM
 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ SECTIONS
         _iedata = .;
         *(.qharray)
         *(.ibss*)
-        . = ALIGN(0x4);
         _iend = .;
     } > IRAM