diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 9b7a2ba..5141381 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
  * obs_kernel_param "array" too far apart in .init.setup.
  */
 #define __setup_param(str, unique_id, fn, early)			\
-	static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata = str;	\
+	static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata __aligned(1) = str; \
 	static struct obs_kernel_param __setup_##unique_id	\
 		__attribute_used__				\
 		__attribute__((__section__(".init.setup")))	\