diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
index 10a061d6899c..883a9ddbb677 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-# define __lock_aligned __section(".data..lock_aligned")
+# define __lock_aligned __section(".data..lock_aligned") __aligned(16)
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __PARISC_LDCW_H */