diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index eec8bee..7b59619 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index cd8f016..ddfefd4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
index 46050da..da0e61e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
index 01edb9b..69a54cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
index ce590a7..a9b5e48 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
index 6dcc9b4..bf4988d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
index f4950f7..80fee31 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
index fcaba30..0e8a21b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 2dfdafe..de9d1e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
index d1ab19b..75ee677 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
index 5cf477b..2fa3614 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
index ae358a5..66479cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
index 8c7100c..5559431 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
index 36d44da..4fb0b8b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
 	ldr	r0,=0x00000000
 	bl	board_init_f
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/board.c b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
index 1fd5f83..96c0e30 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 	ulong addr, addr_sp;
 
 	/* Pointer is writable since we allocated a register for it */
-	gd = (gd_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR);
+	gd = (gd_t *) ((CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR) & ~0x07);
 	/* compiler optimization barrier needed for GCC >= 3.4 */
 	__asm__ __volatile__("": : :"memory");