diff --git a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
index a40ba7a56537..8d971ef48c0c 100644
--- a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 	#endif
 #else
 	#define MPU_MIN_SIZE_ALIGN
+	#define MPU_ALIGN(region_size) . = ALIGN(4)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_XIP)
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
 	_image_rodata_end = .;
-	MPU_MIN_SIZE_ALIGN
+	MPU_ALIGN(_image_rodata_end - _image_rom_start);
 	_image_rom_end = .;
 	_image_rom_size = _image_rom_end - _image_rom_start;
 
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index 54714245f3ed..7656c5f34e78 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ SECTIONS
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARM_FIRMWARE_HAS_SECURE_ENTRY_FUNCS */
 
 	_image_rodata_end = .;
+	MPU_ALIGN(_image_rodata_end -_image_rom_start);
 	_image_rom_end = .;
 
     GROUP_END(ROMABLE_REGION)