diff --git a/bl2/bl2.mk b/bl2/bl2.mk
index 778e2c3b6..41bcd127b 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.mk
+++ b/bl2/bl2.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ ifeq (${ARCH},aarch64)
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	common/aarch64/early_exceptions.S
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(findstring gcc,$(notdir $(LD))),)
+        BL2_LDFLAGS	+=	-Wl,--sort-section=alignment
+else ifneq ($(findstring ld,$(notdir $(LD))),)
+        BL2_LDFLAGS	+=	--sort-section=alignment
+endif
+
 ifeq (${ENABLE_RME},1)
 # Using RME, run BL2 at EL3
 include lib/gpt_rme/gpt_rme.mk