diff --git a/drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.pl b/drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.pl
index 813ffcc4d17c..0b4a293b8a1e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.pl
+++ b/drivers/crypto/vmx/aesp8-ppc.pl
@@ -2125,8 +2125,6 @@ Lxts_enc_ret:
 .size	.${prefix}_xts_encrypt,.-.${prefix}_xts_encrypt
 
 .globl	.${prefix}_xts_decrypt
-.align	5
-.${prefix}_xts_decrypt:
 	mr		$inp,r3				# reassign
 	li		r3,-1
 	${UCMP}i	$len,16