diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac059e8..e683d77 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@
 				${DEFINES} ${INCLUDES}
 CFLAGS			+= 	-nostdinc -ffreestanding -Wall			\
 				-Werror -Wmissing-include-dirs			\
-				-mgeneral-regs-only -std=c99 -c -Os		\
+				-mgeneral-regs-only -mstrict-align		\
+				-std=c99 -c -Os					\
 				${DEFINES} ${INCLUDES}
 CFLAGS			+=	-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections