diff --git a/config/Config-devel.in b/config/Config-devel.in
index a068f694e5..87f9157106 100644
--- a/config/Config-devel.in
+++ b/config/Config-devel.in
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ menuconfig DEVEL
 
 	config KERNEL_CFLAGS
 		string "Kernel extra CFLAGS" if DEVEL
+		default "-falign-functions=32" if TARGET_bcm53xx
 		default ""
 
 	config EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TREE