diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_32.S b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_32.S
index 18cb7fc9fad441f32c1b58b375563417cc525083..1f9e3316f73d8dd16c5e567e5910fed479f34f30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_32.S
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ trampoline_data:
 
 	.data
 	.globl startup_32_smp, boot_gdt, trampoline_status
-
+	.balign	4
 boot_gdt_descr:
 	.word	__BOOT_DS + 7			# gdt limit
 boot_gdt: