diff --git a/tensorflow/lite/micro/tools/generate_cc_arrays.py b/tensorflow/lite/micro/tools/generate_cc_arrays.py
index 9be4c4e905545c24e7279230c7033e00c24f2fc2..cda4e2f34f5ffb0c5ca655c270f3f7c3575cf8b1 100644
--- a/tensorflow/lite/micro/tools/generate_cc_arrays.py
+++ b/tensorflow/lite/micro/tools/generate_cc_arrays.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def generate_file(out_fname, array_name, out_string, size):
     out_cc_file.write('#include "' +
                       out_fname.split("genfiles/")[-1].replace('.cc', '.h') +
                       '"\n\n')
-    out_cc_file.write('const unsigned char ' + array_name + '[] = {')
+    out_cc_file.write('alignas(16) const unsigned char ' + array_name +
+                      '[] = {')
     out_cc_file.write(out_string)
     out_cc_file.write('};\n')
     out_cc_file.write('const unsigned int ' + array_name + '_size = ' +