diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
index ee9e071859b2..47ebc4c91eaf 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-# define __lock_aligned __section(".data..lock_aligned")
+# define __lock_aligned __section(".data..lock_aligned") __aligned(16)
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __PARISC_LDCW_H */