diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 8fe166b..264775e 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 /* any access to the tbs or the page table must use this lock */
 spinlock_t tb_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 
-uint8_t code_gen_buffer[CODE_GEN_BUFFER_SIZE];
+uint8_t code_gen_buffer[CODE_GEN_BUFFER_SIZE] __attribute__((aligned (32)));
 uint8_t *code_gen_ptr;
 
 int phys_ram_size;