diff --git a/src/verity_squash_root/efi.py b/src/verity_squash_root/efi.py
index e5c091f..66735a0 100644
--- a/src/verity_squash_root/efi.py
+++ b/src/verity_squash_root/efi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import math
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -47,9 +48,22 @@ def calculate_efi_stub_end(stub: Path) -> int:
     return int(words[2], 16) + int(words[3], 16)
 
 
+def calculate_efi_stub_alignment(stub: Path) -> int:
+    result = exec_binary(["objdump", "-p", str(stub)])
+    lines = result[0].decode().split("\n")
+    for line in lines:
+        words = line.split()
+        if len(words) == 2:
+            if words[0] == "SectionAlignment":
+                return int(words[1], 16)
+    raise ValueError("Efistub SectionAlignment not found")
+
+
+# TODO: use systemd-ukify when Debian 13 is stable
 def create_efi_executable(stub: Path, cmdline_file: Path, linux: Path,
                           initrd: Path, dest: Path):
     offset = calculate_efi_stub_end(stub)
+    alignment = calculate_efi_stub_alignment(stub)
     sections = OrderedDict()
     sections["osrel"] = Path("/etc/os-release")
     sections["cmdline"] = cmdline_file
@@ -62,6 +76,7 @@ def create_efi_executable(stub: Path, cmdline_file: Path, linux: Path,
 
     cmd = ["objcopy"]
     for name, file in sections.items():
+        offset = alignment * math.ceil(offset / alignment)
         size = file.stat().st_size
         cmd += ["--add-section", ".{}={}".format(name, str(file)),
                 "--change-section-vma", ".{}={}".format(name, hex(offset))]
diff --git a/tests/unit/efi.py b/tests/unit/efi.py
index 14b2077..b81f952 100644
--- a/tests/unit/efi.py
+++ b/tests/unit/efi.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import math
 import unittest
 from .test_helper import get_test_files_path
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@
 from verity_squash_root.file_op import read_from
 from verity_squash_root.efi import file_matches_slot_or_is_broken, sign, \
     create_efi_executable, build_and_sign_kernel, get_cmdline, \
-    calculate_efi_stub_end
+    calculate_efi_stub_end, calculate_efi_stub_alignment
 
 TEST_FILES_DIR = get_test_files_path("efi")
 
@@ -62,9 +63,25 @@ def test__calculate_efi_stub_end(self):
             calculate_efi_stub_end(TEST_FILES_DIR / "stub_slot_a.efi"),
             74064)
 
+    def test__calculate_efi_stub_alignment(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            calculate_efi_stub_alignment(TEST_FILES_DIR / "stub_slot_a.efi"),
+            512)
+
+    def test__calculate_efi_stub_alignment__not_found(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e_ctx:
+            calculate_efi_stub_alignment(Path("/usr/lib/libc.a"))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            str(e_ctx.exception), "Efistub SectionAlignment not found")
+
+    @mock.patch("verity_squash_root.efi.calculate_efi_stub_alignment")
     @mock.patch("verity_squash_root.efi.exec_binary")
     @mock.patch("verity_squash_root.efi.calculate_efi_stub_end")
-    def test__create_efi_executable(self, calc_mock, exec_mock):
+    def test__create_efi_executable(self, calc_mock, exec_mock, align_mock):
+        def align(x):
+            return 2048 * math.ceil(x / 2048)
+
+        align_mock.return_value = 2048
         calc_mock.return_value = 74064
         create_efi_executable(
             TEST_FILES_DIR / "stub_slot_a.efi",
@@ -72,21 +89,23 @@ def test__create_efi_executable(self, calc_mock, exec_mock):
             TEST_FILES_DIR / "vmlinuz",
             TEST_FILES_DIR / "initrd",
             Path("/tmp/file.efi"))
+        align_mock.assert_called_once_with(TEST_FILES_DIR / "stub_slot_a.efi")
         calc_mock.assert_called_once_with(TEST_FILES_DIR / "stub_slot_a.efi")
         osrel_size = Path("/etc/os-release").stat().st_size
+
         exec_mock.assert_called_once_with([
             'objcopy',
             '--add-section', '.osrel=/etc/os-release',
-            '--change-section-vma', '.osrel=0x12150',
+            '--change-section-vma', '.osrel=0x12800',
             '--add-section', '.cmdline={}'.format(TEST_FILES_DIR / "cmdline"),
             '--change-section-vma', '.cmdline={}'.format(
-                hex(74064 + osrel_size)),
+                hex(align(0x12800 + osrel_size))),
             '--add-section', '.initrd={}'.format(TEST_FILES_DIR / "initrd"),
             '--change-section-vma', '.initrd={}'.format(
-                hex(74232 + osrel_size)),
+                hex(align(0x13000 + osrel_size))),
             '--add-section', '.linux={}'.format(TEST_FILES_DIR / "vmlinuz"),
             '--change-section-vma', '.linux={}'.format(
-                hex(76280 + osrel_size)),
+                hex(align(0x13800 + osrel_size))),
             str(TEST_FILES_DIR / "stub_slot_a.efi"),
             str(Path("/tmp/file.efi"))])