diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
index 5b0027d4ecc0..a39cd81b741a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 # error Linux requires the Xtensa Windowed Registers Option.
 #endif
 
-#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN	XCHAL_DATA_WIDTH
+/* Xtensa ABI requires stack alignment to be at least 16 */
+
+#define STACK_ALIGN (XCHAL_DATA_WIDTH > 16 ? XCHAL_DATA_WIDTH : 16)
+
+#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN STACK_ALIGN
 
 /*
  * User space process size: 1 GB.