diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
index a9470567df474a76af53b20c9fc155032805ae7c..beabc68d9a1e4cdb7e40d26045a906173e652790 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ _GLOBAL(strncpy)
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r6,r3,-1
 	addi	r4,r4,-1
+	.balign 16
 1:	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
 	cmpwi	0,r0,0
 	stbu	r0,1(r6)
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ _GLOBAL(strncmp)
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r5,r3,-1
 	addi	r4,r4,-1
+	.balign 16
 1:	lbzu	r3,1(r5)
 	cmpwi	1,r3,0
 	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ _GLOBAL(memchr)
 	beq-	2f
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r3,r3,-1
+	.balign 16
 1:	lbzu	r0,1(r3)
 	cmpw	0,r0,r4
 	bdnzf	2,1b