diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Kconfig b/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
index d2ae320..7d25561 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -412,4 +412,15 @@
 	  If not set, both CPU and SoC physical address width are
 	  assume to be the same.
 
+config X86_BOOTBLOCK_EXTRA_PROGRAM_SZ
+	int
+	default 1024 if CHROMEOS
+	default 0
+	help
+	  Add extra space to prevent overlap between .text and .init sections.
+	  This is necessary for older linkers (pre-binutils 2.4x) like those used
+	  on ChromeOS platforms.
+
+	  The default value is 1024 bytes (1 KiB) for ChromeOS and 0 for other platforms.
+
 endif
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/bootblock.ld b/src/arch/x86/bootblock.ld
index 73a3d18..1f44d6a 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/bootblock.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86/bootblock.ld
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 	INCLUDE "bootblock/lib/program.ld"
 
-	PROGRAM_SZ = SIZEOF(.text) + SIZEOF(.data);
+	PROGRAM_SZ = SIZEOF(.text) + SIZEOF(.data) + CONFIG_X86_BOOTBLOCK_EXTRA_PROGRAM_SZ;
 
 	. = MIN(_ECFW_PTR, MIN(_ID_SECTION, _FIT_POINTER)) - EARLYASM_SZ;
 	. = CONFIG(SIPI_VECTOR_IN_ROM) ? ALIGN(4096) : ALIGN(16);