diff --git a/sys/arch/evbarm/stand/gzboot/image.S b/sys/arch/evbarm/stand/gzboot/image.S
index 9344e71e072b..01b9da40f295 100644
--- a/sys/arch/evbarm/stand/gzboot/image.S
+++ b/sys/arch/evbarm/stand/gzboot/image.S
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: image.S,v 1.2 2003/04/29 05:01:34 thorpej Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: image.S,v 1.3 2005/02/26 10:45:29 bsh Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2002 Wasabi Systems, Inc.
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
 	.section .image,"a",%progbits
 
+	.balign 4
+
 	.global	_C_LABEL(md_root_loadaddr)
 _C_LABEL(md_root_loadaddr):
 	.word	LOADADDR