diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S
index 5b905a2f4e4d..4a8f3526f5a5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ sys_call_table:
 #include <asm/syscall_table_64.h>
 #undef __SYSCALL
 #else
+	.p2align	2
 #define __SYSCALL(nr, entry)	.long entry
 #include <asm/syscall_table_32.h>
 #undef __SYSCALL