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diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a814768ae148..97f0c0429dfa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -125,3 +125,8 @@ SECTIONS
  */
 ASSERT(((__hyp_idmap_text_start + PAGE_SIZE) > __hyp_idmap_text_end),
        "HYP init code too big")
+
+/*
+ * If padding is applied before .head.text, virt<->phys conversions will fail.
+ */
+ASSERT(_text == (PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET), "HEAD is misaligned")