diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 9d1383a38f727982a52fa2b6e87a8d72f8b63591..13af604e5f600d2cc827d85a499c0286d1afec35 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -260,11 +260,13 @@ quiet_cmd_dt_S_dtb= DTB     $@
 cmd_dt_S_dtb=						\
 (							\
 	echo '.section .dtb.init.rodata,"a"';		\
+	echo '.balign 16';				\
 	echo '.global __dtb_$(*F)_begin';		\
 	echo '__dtb_$(*F)_begin:';			\
 	echo '.incbin "$<" ';				\
 	echo '__dtb_$(*F)_end:';			\
 	echo '.global __dtb_$(*F)_end';			\
+	echo '.balign 16';				\
 ) > $@
 
 $(obj)/%.dtb.S: $(obj)/%.dtb