diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S
index 215df435bfb9..0c3999f219ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/cache-v7.S
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ ENTRY(v7_flush_kern_dcache_area)
 	ret	lr
 ENDPROC(v7_flush_kern_dcache_area)
 
+	.align	5
+
 /*
  *	v7_dma_inv_range(start,end)
  *