diff --git a/src/arch/riscv32/boot/linker.ld b/src/arch/riscv32/boot/linker.ld
index 0fa7490..3f6f765 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv32/boot/linker.ld
+++ b/src/arch/riscv32/boot/linker.ld
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH(riscv)
 ENTRY(kern_entry)
 
-BASE_ADDRESS = 0xC0000000;
+BASE_ADDRESS = 0x80400000;  /* equal to payload address in bbl */
 
 SECTIONS
 {