diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/headsmp.S b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/headsmp.S
index 64fa451edcfd..08da5589bcd8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/headsmp.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/headsmp.S
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ pen:	ldr	r7, [r6]
 	 * should now contain the SVC stack for this core
 	 */
 	b	secondary_startup
+ENDPROC(u8500_secondary_startup)
 
+	.align 2
 1:	.long	.
 	.long	pen_release