diff --git a/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S b/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S
index 0e2db12..1b47c97 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S
@@ -354,3 +354,4 @@ version_string:
 	.ascii U_BOOT_VERSION
 	.ascii " (", __DATE__, " - ", __TIME__, ")"
 	.ascii CONFIG_IDENT_STRING, "\0"
+	.align 4
diff --git a/cpu/mcf523x/start.S b/cpu/mcf523x/start.S
index 2bd603d..ad04c09 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf523x/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mcf523x/start.S
@@ -338,3 +338,4 @@ version_string:
 	.ascii U_BOOT_VERSION
 	.ascii " (", __DATE__, " - ", __TIME__, ")"
 	.ascii CONFIG_IDENT_STRING, "\0"
+	.align 4
diff --git a/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S b/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S
index 9e496a4..2bc0df3 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S
@@ -476,3 +476,4 @@ version_string:
 	.ascii U_BOOT_VERSION
 	.ascii " (", __DATE__, " - ", __TIME__, ")"
 	.ascii CONFIG_IDENT_STRING, "\0"
+	.align 4
diff --git a/cpu/mcf532x/start.S b/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
index 61be2ea..a524f70 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
@@ -333,3 +333,4 @@ version_string:
 	.ascii U_BOOT_VERSION
 	.ascii " (", __DATE__, " - ", __TIME__, ")"
 	.ascii CONFIG_IDENT_STRING, "\0"
+	.align 4
diff --git a/cpu/mcf5445x/start.S b/cpu/mcf5445x/start.S
index d64c5af..0c5194a 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf5445x/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mcf5445x/start.S
@@ -379,3 +379,4 @@ version_string:
 	.ascii U_BOOT_VERSION
 	.ascii " (", __DATE__, " - ", __TIME__, ")"
 	.ascii CONFIG_IDENT_STRING, "\0"
+	.align 4
diff --git a/cpu/mcf547x_8x/start.S b/cpu/mcf547x_8x/start.S
index 442665f..c12d7a0 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf547x_8x/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mcf547x_8x/start.S
@@ -359,3 +359,4 @@ version_string:
 	.ascii U_BOOT_VERSION
 	.ascii " (", __DATE__, " - ", __TIME__, ")"
 	.ascii CONFIG_IDENT_STRING, "\0"
+	.align 4