diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
index 9c99c5ad6fe8a3..9f33be6260e1d4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ relocate_enable_mmu:
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.global secondary_start_sbi
+	.align 2
 secondary_start_sbi:
 	/* Mask all interrupts */
 	csrw CSR_IE, zero