diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/headsmp.S b/arch/arm/mach-realview/headsmp.S
index 4075473cf68a1b061a05860ffd4f5da35e92e1e3..b34be4554d40dd0d29809b6b256253e97ec51c56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/headsmp.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/headsmp.S
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ pen:	ldr	r7, [r6]
 	 */
 	b	secondary_startup
 
+	.align
 1:	.long	.
 	.long	pen_release