diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 66167830fefd..df1e12988b0a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -2492,6 +2492,9 @@ static int fbcon_get_font(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font *font)
 
 	if (font->width <= 8) {
 		j = vc->vc_font.height;
+		if (font->charcount * j > FNTSIZE(vc->vc_font.data))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < font->charcount; i++) {
 			memcpy(data, fontdata, j);
 			memset(data + j, 0, 32 - j);
@@ -2500,6 +2503,9 @@ static int fbcon_get_font(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font *font)
 		}
 	} else if (font->width <= 16) {
 		j = vc->vc_font.height * 2;
+		if (font->charcount * j > FNTSIZE(vc->vc_font.data))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < font->charcount; i++) {
 			memcpy(data, fontdata, j);
 			memset(data + j, 0, 64 - j);
@@ -2507,6 +2513,9 @@ static int fbcon_get_font(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font *font)
 			fontdata += j;
 		}
 	} else if (font->width <= 24) {
+		if (font->charcount * sizeof(u32) > FNTSIZE(vc->vc_font.data))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < font->charcount; i++) {
 			for (j = 0; j < vc->vc_font.height; j++) {
 				*data++ = fontdata[0];
@@ -2519,6 +2528,9 @@ static int fbcon_get_font(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font *font)
 		}
 	} else {
 		j = vc->vc_font.height * 4;
+		if (font->charcount * j > FNTSIZE(vc->vc_font.data))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < font->charcount; i++) {
 			memcpy(data, fontdata, j);
 			memset(data + j, 0, 128 - j);
diff --git a/include/linux/font.h b/include/linux/font.h
index 51b91c8b69d5..c935a7b41f8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/font.h
+++ b/include/linux/font.h
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@ extern const struct font_desc *get_default_font(int xres, int yres,
 #define MAX_FONT_NAME	32
 
 #endif /* _VIDEO_FONT_H */
+
+#define BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS 2
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_10x18.c b/lib/fonts/font_10x18.c
index 532f0ff89a96..22c8dba71aec 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_10x18.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_10x18.c
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 9216
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_10x18[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_10x18 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 0000000000 */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 0000000000 */
@@ -5129,8 +5131,7 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_10x18[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 0000000000 */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 0000000000 */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 0000000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 
 const struct font_desc font_10x18 = {
@@ -5138,7 +5139,7 @@ const struct font_desc font_10x18 = {
 	.name	= "10x18",
 	.width	= 10,
 	.height	= 18,
-	.data	= fontdata_10x18,
+	.data	= fontdata_10x18.data,
 #ifdef __sparc__
 	.pref	= 5,
 #else
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_6x10.c b/lib/fonts/font_6x10.c
index 09b2cc03435b..f98c1146db51 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_6x10.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_6x10.c
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include <linux/font.h>
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_6x10[] = {
+#define FONTDATAMAX 2560
 
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_6x10 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
@@ -3074,14 +3078,13 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_6x10[] = {
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 const struct font_desc font_6x10 = {
 	.idx	= FONT6x10_IDX,
 	.name	= "6x10",
 	.width	= 6,
 	.height	= 10,
-	.data	= fontdata_6x10,
+	.data	= fontdata_6x10.data,
 	.pref	= 0,
 };
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_6x11.c b/lib/fonts/font_6x11.c
index d7136c33f1f0..4ddced422d72 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_6x11.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_6x11.c
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX (11*256)
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_6x11[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_6x11 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
@@ -3338,8 +3340,7 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_6x11[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 
 const struct font_desc font_vga_6x11 = {
@@ -3347,7 +3348,7 @@ const struct font_desc font_vga_6x11 = {
 	.name	= "ProFont6x11",
 	.width	= 6,
 	.height	= 11,
-	.data	= fontdata_6x11,
+	.data	= fontdata_6x11.data,
 	/* Try avoiding this font if possible unless on MAC */
 	.pref	= -2000,
 };
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_7x14.c b/lib/fonts/font_7x14.c
index 89752d0b23e8..0f4edb81feb3 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_7x14.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_7x14.c
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 3584
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_7x14[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_7x14 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, /* 0000000 */
 	0x00, /* 0000000 */
@@ -4105,8 +4107,7 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_7x14[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, /* 0000000 */
 	0x00, /* 0000000 */
 	0x00, /* 0000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 
 const struct font_desc font_7x14 = {
@@ -4114,6 +4115,6 @@ const struct font_desc font_7x14 = {
 	.name	= "7x14",
 	.width	= 7,
 	.height	= 14,
-	.data	= fontdata_7x14,
+	.data	= fontdata_7x14.data,
 	.pref	= 0,
 };
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_8x16.c b/lib/fonts/font_8x16.c
index b7ab1f5fbdb8..c3a4507d0e9e 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_8x16.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_8x16.c
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 4096
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_8x16[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_8x16 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
@@ -4619,8 +4621,7 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_8x16[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 
 const struct font_desc font_vga_8x16 = {
@@ -4628,7 +4629,7 @@ const struct font_desc font_vga_8x16 = {
 	.name	= "VGA8x16",
 	.width	= 8,
 	.height	= 16,
-	.data	= fontdata_8x16,
+	.data	= fontdata_8x16.data,
 	.pref	= 0,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(font_vga_8x16);
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_8x8.c b/lib/fonts/font_8x8.c
index 2328ebc8bab5..926d2553d02a 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_8x8.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_8x8.c
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 2048
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_8x8[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_8x8 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
@@ -2570,8 +2572,7 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_8x8[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
 	0x00, /* 00000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 
 const struct font_desc font_vga_8x8 = {
@@ -2579,6 +2580,6 @@ const struct font_desc font_vga_8x8 = {
 	.name	= "VGA8x8",
 	.width	= 8,
 	.height	= 8,
-	.data	= fontdata_8x8,
+	.data	= fontdata_8x8.data,
 	.pref	= 0,
 };
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c b/lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c
index 0ff0e85d4481..2832615cd41a 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 
 #include <linux/font.h>
 
-static const unsigned char acorndata_8x8[] = {
+#define FONTDATAMAX 2048
+
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} acorndata_8x8 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 /* 00 */  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ^@ */
 /* 01 */  0x7e, 0x81, 0xa5, 0x81, 0xbd, 0x99, 0x81, 0x7e, /* ^A */
 /* 02 */  0x7e, 0xff, 0xbd, 0xff, 0xc3, 0xe7, 0xff, 0x7e, /* ^B */
@@ -260,14 +265,14 @@ static const unsigned char acorndata_8x8[] = {
 /* FD */  0x38, 0x04, 0x18, 0x20, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 /* FE */  0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x3c, 0x3c, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00,
 /* FF */  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
-};
+} };
 
 const struct font_desc font_acorn_8x8 = {
 	.idx	= ACORN8x8_IDX,
 	.name	= "Acorn8x8",
 	.width	= 8,
 	.height	= 8,
-	.data	= acorndata_8x8,
+	.data	= acorndata_8x8.data,
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_ACORN
 	.pref	= 20,
 #else
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_mini_4x6.c b/lib/fonts/font_mini_4x6.c
index 838caa1cfef7..6e6d9fd10fb5 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_mini_4x6.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_mini_4x6.c
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ __END__;
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 1536
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_mini_4x6[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_mini_4x6 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/*{*/
 	  	/*   Char 0: ' '  */
 	0xee,	/*=  [*** ]       */
@@ -2145,14 +2147,14 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_mini_4x6[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0xee,	/*=   [*** ]        */
 	0x00,	/*=   [    ]        */
 	/*}*/
-};
+} };
 
 const struct font_desc font_mini_4x6 = {
 	.idx	= MINI4x6_IDX,
 	.name	= "MINI4x6",
 	.width	= 4,
 	.height	= 6,
-	.data	= fontdata_mini_4x6,
+	.data	= fontdata_mini_4x6.data,
 	.pref	= 3,
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_pearl_8x8.c b/lib/fonts/font_pearl_8x8.c
index b15d3c342c5b..539007857fce 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_pearl_8x8.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_pearl_8x8.c
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 2048
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_pearl8x8[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_pearl8x8 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
    /* 0 0x00 '^@' */
    0x00, /* 00000000 */
    0x00, /* 00000000 */
@@ -2575,14 +2577,13 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_pearl8x8[FONTDATAMAX] = {
    0x00, /* 00000000 */
    0x00, /* 00000000 */
    0x00, /* 00000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 const struct font_desc font_pearl_8x8 = {
 	.idx	= PEARL8x8_IDX,
 	.name	= "PEARL8x8",
 	.width	= 8,
 	.height	= 8,
-	.data	= fontdata_pearl8x8,
+	.data	= fontdata_pearl8x8.data,
 	.pref	= 2,
 };
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_sun12x22.c b/lib/fonts/font_sun12x22.c
index 955d6eee3959..64de1a1f6a8a 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_sun12x22.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_sun12x22.c
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 11264
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_sun12x22[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_sun12x22 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	/* 0 0x00 '^@' */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 000000000000 */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 000000000000 */
@@ -6148,8 +6150,7 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_sun12x22[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 000000000000 */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 000000000000 */
 	0x00, 0x00, /* 000000000000 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 
 const struct font_desc font_sun_12x22 = {
@@ -6157,7 +6158,7 @@ const struct font_desc font_sun_12x22 = {
 	.name	= "SUN12x22",
 	.width	= 12,
 	.height	= 22,
-	.data	= fontdata_sun12x22,
+	.data	= fontdata_sun12x22.data,
 #ifdef __sparc__
 	.pref	= 5,
 #else
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_sun8x16.c b/lib/fonts/font_sun8x16.c
index 03d71e53954a..278f8ae6d626 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_sun8x16.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_sun8x16.c
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 4096
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_sun8x16[FONTDATAMAX] = {
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_sun8x16 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 /* */ 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 /* */ 0x00,0x00,0x7e,0x81,0xa5,0x81,0x81,0xbd,0x99,0x81,0x81,0x7e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 /* */ 0x00,0x00,0x7e,0xff,0xdb,0xff,0xff,0xc3,0xe7,0xff,0xff,0x7e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
@@ -260,14 +263,14 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_sun8x16[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 /* */ 0x00,0x70,0xd8,0x30,0x60,0xc8,0xf8,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 /* */ 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x7c,0x7c,0x7c,0x7c,0x7c,0x7c,0x7c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 /* */ 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
-};
+} };
 
 const struct font_desc font_sun_8x16 = {
 	.idx	= SUN8x16_IDX,
 	.name	= "SUN8x16",
 	.width	= 8,
 	.height	= 16,
-	.data	= fontdata_sun8x16,
+	.data	= fontdata_sun8x16.data,
 #ifdef __sparc__
 	.pref	= 10,
 #else
diff --git a/lib/fonts/font_ter16x32.c b/lib/fonts/font_ter16x32.c
index 3f0cf1ccdf3a..d453de1d0a05 100644
--- a/lib/fonts/font_ter16x32.c
+++ b/lib/fonts/font_ter16x32.c
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 16384
 
-static const unsigned char fontdata_ter16x32[FONTDATAMAX] = {
-
+static struct __attribute__((__packed__)) fontdata {
+	unsigned int extra_words[BUILTIN_FONT_EXTRA_WORDS];
+	const unsigned char data[FONTDATAMAX];
+} fontdata_ter16x32 = { { FONTDATAMAX, 0 }, {
 	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xfc, 0x7f, 0xfc,
 	0x70, 0x1c, 0x70, 0x1c, 0x70, 0x1c, 0x70, 0x1c,
@@ -2054,8 +2056,7 @@ static const unsigned char fontdata_ter16x32[FONTDATAMAX] = {
 	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,	/* 255 */
-
-};
+} };
 
 
 const struct font_desc font_ter_16x32 = {
@@ -2063,7 +2064,7 @@ const struct font_desc font_ter_16x32 = {
 	.name	= "TER16x32",
 	.width	= 16,
 	.height = 32,
-	.data	= fontdata_ter16x32,
+	.data	= fontdata_ter16x32.data,
 #ifdef __sparc__
 	.pref	= 5,
 #else