diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index fad2abdcbdfed..4f0946de2d5c9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION(0, 1)
 	 * of the function that the cpu should jump to to continue
 	 * initialization.
 	 */
+	.balign 8
 	.globl  __secondary_hold_spinloop
 __secondary_hold_spinloop:
 	.llong	0x0