diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S
index d34276f3c495..b0a3063ab1b1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl.S
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	.p2align	3
 #define __SYSCALL(nr, entry)	.8byte entry
 #else
+	.p2align	2
 #define __SYSCALL(nr, entry)	.long entry
 #endif