diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
index c4ed65081475..d4f3a9839cff 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ config M68000
 config MCPU32
 	bool
 	select CPU_HAS_NO_BITFIELDS
+	select CPU_HAS_NO_UNALIGNED
 	help
 	  The Freescale (was then Motorola) CPU32 is a CPU core that is
 	  based on the 68020 processor. For the most part it is used in