diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/coap_server/sections-ram.ld b/samples/net/sockets/coap_server/sections-ram.ld
index 0453426419..cd954bd89c 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/coap_server/sections-ram.ld
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/coap_server/sections-ram.ld
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 #include <zephyr/linker/iterable_sections.h>
 
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_coap_server, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_coap_server, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)