diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 1f252143455..b0c5276861e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ else
         KBUILD_AFLAGS += -m64
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -m64
 
+	# Use -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3 if supported.
+	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-sse -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3)
+
         # FIXME - should be integrated in Makefile.cpu (Makefile_32.cpu)
         cflags-$(CONFIG_MK8) += $(call cc-option,-march=k8)
         cflags-$(CONFIG_MPSC) += $(call cc-option,-march=nocona)