diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/poly1305-x86_64-cryptogams.pl b/arch/x86/crypto/poly1305-x86_64-cryptogams.pl
index 2077ce7a5647933478727ea1df764af5335ba62a..b9abcd79c1f43b89de38e57a888b22dcc5150b63 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/poly1305-x86_64-cryptogams.pl
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/poly1305-x86_64-cryptogams.pl
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ if (!$kernel) {
 sub declare_function() {
 	my ($name, $align, $nargs) = @_;
 	if($kernel) {
-		$code .= ".align $align\n";
 		$code .= "SYM_FUNC_START($name)\n";
 		$code .= ".L$name:\n";
 	} else {