diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index be2706c885a7..a3a04085e794 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ struct rq {
 	struct lock_class_key rq_lock_key;
 };
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rq, runqueues);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rq, runqueues) ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 static inline int cpu_of(struct rq *rq)
 {