diff --git a/init/init_task.c b/init/init_task.c
index 15089d15010ab9..ab6173f8e6a8cc 100644
--- a/init/init_task.c
+++ b/init/init_task.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct task_struct init_task
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_TASK_STRUCT_ON_STACK
 	__init_task_data
 #endif
+	__aligned(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
 	.thread_info	= INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task),