diff --git a/include/linux/export-internal.h b/include/linux/export-internal.h
index b842aeecef79..528019477734 100644
--- a/include/linux/export-internal.h
+++ b/include/linux/export-internal.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
 #define SYMBOL_CRC(sym, crc, sec)   \
 	asm(".section \"___kcrctab" sec "+" #sym "\",\"a\""	"\n" \
+	    ".balign 4"						"\n" \
 	    "__crc_" #sym ":"					"\n" \
 	    ".long " #crc					"\n" \
 	    ".previous"						"\n")