diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index b61363d557b5..3d11d8038dee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ _GLOBAL(relative_toc)
 	mtlr	r0
 	blr
 
+.balign 8
 p_toc:	.llong	__toc_start + 0x8000 - 0b
 
 /*