diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
index d66cead97d28b3c5d63d9c22d4fdcb77b7d7bd8e..9897dcfc16d67a0e104552814adaad8ec1230e32 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ ENTRY(vfp_save_state)
 	mov	pc, lr
 ENDPROC(vfp_save_state)
 
+	.align
 last_VFP_context_address:
 	.word	last_VFP_context