diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 168dd19cad7c..254e80a96b23 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -893,6 +893,10 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(CC_FLAGS_SCS)
 export CC_FLAGS_SCS
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FORCE_FUNCTION_ALIGN_32B
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -falign-functions=32
+endif
+
 # arch Makefile may override CC so keep this after arch Makefile is included
 NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -nostdinc -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index a164785c3b48..ba12a58b2947 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -365,6 +365,17 @@ config SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config DEBUG_FORCE_FUNCTION_ALIGN_32B
+	bool "Force all function address 32B aligned" if EXPERT
+	help
+	  There are cases that a commit from one domain changes the function
+	  address alignment of other domains, and cause magic performance
+	  bump (regression or improvement). Enable this option will help to
+	  verify if the bump is caused by function alignment changes, while
+	  it will slightly increase the kernel size and affect icache usage.
+
+	  It is mainly for debug and performance tuning use.
+
 #
 # Select this config option from the architecture Kconfig, if it
 # is preferred to always offer frame pointers as a config