diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
index 96454fb282..cf7773b586 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/linker/iterable_sections.h>
 
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram2, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram_named, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM_NUMERIC(test_ram_numeric, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(ramn_alt, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram2, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram_named, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM_NUMERIC(test_ram_numeric, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(ramn_alt, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
index 525c480c7b..b821decdb2 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/linker/iterable_sections.h>
 
-ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom2, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom_named, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM_NUMERIC(test_rom_numeric, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(romn_alt, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom2, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom_named, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM_NUMERIC(test_rom_numeric, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(romn_alt, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
diff --git a/tests/net/lib/coap_server/common/sections-ram.ld b/tests/net/lib/coap_server/common/sections-ram.ld
index d435ffbddd..2cb27dc13a 100644
--- a/tests/net/lib/coap_server/common/sections-ram.ld
+++ b/tests/net/lib/coap_server/common/sections-ram.ld
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <zephyr/linker/iterable_sections.h>
 
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_service_A, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_service_B, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_service_C, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_service_A, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_service_B, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(coap_resource_service_C, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
diff --git a/tests/net/lib/http_server/common/sections-rom.ld b/tests/net/lib/http_server/common/sections-rom.ld
index 437e4bcb65..e8411ede55 100644
--- a/tests/net/lib/http_server/common/sections-rom.ld
+++ b/tests/net/lib/http_server/common/sections-rom.ld
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #include <zephyr/linker/iterable_sections.h>
 
-ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(http_resource_desc_service_A, 4)
-ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(http_resource_desc_service_B, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(http_resource_desc_service_A, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(http_resource_desc_service_B, Z_LINK_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN)