diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index d3c91bf923b7..607acf54a425 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ endif
 UTS_MACHINE := $(OLDARCH)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN),y)
-override CC	+= -mlittle-endian
+override CC	+= -mlittle-endian -mno-strict-align
 override AS	+= -mlittle-endian
 override LD	+= -EL
 override CROSS32CC += -mlittle-endian