diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
index f08f973..e0fbf29 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy);
  *
  * (Could use an alternative three way for this if there was one.)
  */
-static inline void rdtsc_barrier(void)
+static __always_inline void rdtsc_barrier(void)
 {
 	alternative(ASM_NOP3, "mfence", X86_FEATURE_MFENCE_RDTSC);
 	alternative(ASM_NOP3, "lfence", X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC);
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 71c9050..3e35002 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ static void prof_sysexit_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)     \
 #define __SC_STR_TDECL6(t, a, ...)	#t, __SC_STR_TDECL5(__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #define SYSCALL_TRACE_ENTER_EVENT(sname)				\
-	static struct ftrace_event_call event_enter_##sname;		\
+	static struct ftrace_event_call					\
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) event_enter_##sname;		\
 	struct trace_event enter_syscall_print_##sname = {		\
 		.trace                  = print_syscall_enter,		\
 	};								\
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ static void prof_sysexit_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)     \
 	}
 
 #define SYSCALL_TRACE_EXIT_EVENT(sname)					\
-	static struct ftrace_event_call event_exit_##sname;		\
+	static struct ftrace_event_call					\
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) event_exit_##sname;		\
 	struct trace_event exit_syscall_print_##sname = {		\
 		.trace                  = print_syscall_exit,		\
 	};								\
diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index bc309b2..f14d954 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
 	};
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT(template, name, proto, args)	\
-	static struct ftrace_event_call event_##name
+	static struct ftrace_event_call			\
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) event_##name
 
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT(template, name, proto, args, print)	\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 6167a38..1ad2d01 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -760,7 +760,8 @@ extern const char *__stop___trace_bprintk_fmt[];
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY
 #define FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)		\
-	extern struct ftrace_event_call event_##call;
+	extern struct ftrace_event_call					\
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) event_##call;
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP
 #define FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)		\
 	FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print))