diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/asm-bug.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/asm-bug.h
index c762038ba40093..6e73809f6492a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/asm-bug.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/asm-bug.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	14470:	.long 14471f - .;			\
 _BUGVERBOSE_LOCATION(__FILE__, __LINE__)		\
 		.short flags; 				\
+		.align 2;				\
 		.popsection;				\
 	14471:
 #else