diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m4_mini/linker.ld b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m4_mini/linker.ld
index b1a954f245a..7c0c33e59bf 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m4_mini/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m4_mini/linker.ld
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 SECTIONS
      {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OPENAMP_RSC_TABLE
-        SECTION_PROLOGUE(.resource_table,, SUBALIGN(4))
+        SECTION_PROLOGUE(.resource_table,, SUBALIGN(8))
         {
             KEEP(*(.resource_table*))
         } GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m7/linker.ld b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m7/linker.ld
index 0b4006dd732..790e9c03074 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m7/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/m7/linker.ld
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ MEMORY
 SECTIONS
      {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OPENAMP_RSC_TABLE
-        SECTION_PROLOGUE(.resource_table,, SUBALIGN(4))
+        SECTION_PROLOGUE(.resource_table,, SUBALIGN(8))
         {
             KEEP(*(.resource_table*))
         } GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)