diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index a99e686c0b83..cfb5cf5e48fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ __pabt_svc:
 	.word	__temp_und
 .LCabt:
 	.word	__temp_abt
+.LCcralign:
+	.word	cr_alignment
 #ifdef MULTI_ABORT
 .LCprocfns:
 	.word	processor
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ __pabt_svc:
 	@
 	@ Enable the alignment trap while in kernel mode
 	@
-	alignment_trap r7, r0, __temp_\sym
+	alignment_trap r0
 
 	@
 	@ Clear FP to mark the first stack frame
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
index a3d40a0e2b04..afef21273963 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@
 	mov	\rd, \rd, lsl #13
 	.endm
 
-	.macro	alignment_trap, rbase, rtemp, sym
+	.macro	alignment_trap, rtemp
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP
-#define OFF_CR_ALIGNMENT(x)	cr_alignment - x
-
-	ldr	\rtemp, [\rbase, #OFF_CR_ALIGNMENT(\sym)]
+	ldr	\rtemp, .LCcralign
+	ldr	\rtemp, [\rtemp]
 	mcr	p15, 0, \rtemp, c1, c0
 #endif
 	.endm