diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S
index 1482327cfeba..d88736fbece6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ _GLOBAL(relocate)
 
 6:	blr
 
+.balign 8
 p_dyn:	.llong	__dynamic_start - 0b
 p_rela:	.llong	__rela_dyn_start - 0b
 p_st:	.llong	_stext - 0b