diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c b/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c
@@ -163,6 +163,29 @@
   return TotalBinaryIdsSize;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helper function that writes binary ids into profiles, but also takes into
+ * account padding after the ids to ensure the next section is 8-byte aligned.
+ * If an error happens while writing, return -1.
+ */
+static int WriteBinaryIdsWithPadding(ProfDataWriter *Writer, const ElfW(Nhdr) * Note,
+                                     const ElfW(Nhdr) * NotesEnd) {
+  int BinaryIdsSize = WriteBinaryIds(Writer, Note, NotesEnd);
+  if (BinaryIdsSize == -1)
+    return -1;
+
+  uint8_t BinaryIdsPadding = __llvm_profile_get_num_padding_bytes(BinaryIdsSize);
+  if (Writer) {
+    ProfDataIOVec BinaryIdIOVec[] = {
+        {NULL, sizeof(uint8_t), BinaryIdsPadding, 1}
+    };
+    if (Writer->Write(Writer, BinaryIdIOVec, sizeof(BinaryIdIOVec) / sizeof(*BinaryIdIOVec)))
+      return -1;
+  }
+
+  return BinaryIdsSize + BinaryIdsPadding;
+}
+
 /*
  * Write binary ids into profiles if writer is given.
  * Return the total size of binary ids.
@@ -185,7 +208,7 @@
         (const ElfW(Nhdr) *)((uintptr_t)ElfHeader + ProgramHeader[I].p_offset);
     const ElfW(Nhdr) *NotesEnd =
         (const ElfW(Nhdr) *)((const char *)(Note) + ProgramHeader[I].p_filesz);
-    return WriteBinaryIds(Writer, Note, NotesEnd);
+    return WriteBinaryIdsWithPadding(Writer, Note, NotesEnd);
   }
 
   return 0;