diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 48c5299cbf2..4b5902ad0d5 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
 /* Align . to a 8 byte boundary equals to maximum function alignment. */
 #define ALIGN_FUNCTION()  . = ALIGN(8)
 
+/*
+ * Align to a 32 byte boundary equal to the
+ * alignment gcc 4.5 uses for a struct
+ */
+#define STRUCT_ALIGN() . = ALIGN(32)
+
 /* The actual configuration determine if the init/exit sections
  * are handled as text/data or they can be discarded (which
  * often happens at runtime)
@@ -166,7 +172,11 @@
 	LIKELY_PROFILE()		       				\
 	BRANCH_PROFILE()						\
 	TRACE_PRINTKS()							\
+									\
+	STRUCT_ALIGN();							\
 	FTRACE_EVENTS()							\
+									\
+	STRUCT_ALIGN();							\
 	TRACE_SYSCALLS()
 
 /*