diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/ssi-fiq.S b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/ssi-fiq.S
index 4ddce565b353..8397a2dd19f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/ssi-fiq.S
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/ssi-fiq.S
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ imx_ssi_fiq_start:
 1:
 		@ return from FIQ
 		subs	pc, lr, #4
+
+		.align
 imx_ssi_fiq_base:
 		.word 0x0
 imx_ssi_fiq_rx_buffer: