diff --git a/cr-check.c b/cr-check.c
index b955cc04b..ee3556893 100644
--- a/cr-check.c
+++ b/cr-check.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ struct clone_arg {
 	 * Reserve some space for clone() to locate arguments
 	 * and retcode in this place
 	 */
-	char stack[128] __attribute__((aligned (8)));
+	char stack[128] __attribute__((aligned (16)));
 	char stack_ptr[0];
 };
 
diff --git a/cr-restore.c b/cr-restore.c
index db55b977c..e12207f75 100644
--- a/cr-restore.c
+++ b/cr-restore.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ struct cr_clone_arg {
 	 * Reserve some space for clone() to locate arguments
 	 * and retcode in this place
 	 */
-	char stack[128] __attribute__((aligned (8)));
+	char stack[128] __attribute__((aligned (16)));
 	char stack_ptr[0];
 	struct pstree_item *item;
 	unsigned long clone_flags;