diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/crct10dif-pcl-asm_64.S b/arch/x86/crypto/crct10dif-pcl-asm_64.S
index 721474abfb719003625b68d4dd0c54b1cd9f14bf..5286db5b8165e63244d305304fe9286ba5dd8fc3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/crct10dif-pcl-asm_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/crct10dif-pcl-asm_64.S
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 #
 # Assumes len >= 16.
 #
-.align 16
 SYM_FUNC_START(crc_t10dif_pcl)
 
 	movdqa	.Lbswap_mask(%rip), BSWAP_MASK