diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/cache.h
index 2797163b8f4f..7dc0f0f85b7c 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT		(CONFIG_FRV_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES		(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
+#define ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN	L1_CACHE_BYTES
+
 #define __cacheline_aligned	__attribute__((aligned(L1_CACHE_BYTES)))
 #define ____cacheline_aligned	__attribute__((aligned(L1_CACHE_BYTES)))