diff --git a/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/scripts/qemu.ld b/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/scripts/qemu.ld
index 761935ad86..b5848241d1 100644
--- a/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/scripts/qemu.ld
+++ b/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/scripts/qemu.ld
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(i386:x86-64)
 ENTRY(__pmode_entry)
 SECTIONS
 {
-    . = 0x4M;
+    . = 0x1M;
     _kernel_physical_start = .;
 
     .loader.text : {