--- a/ldso/ldso/arm/dl-sysdep.h
+++ b/ldso/ldso/arm/dl-sysdep.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   GOT_BASE[1] = (unsigned long) MODULE; \
 }
 
+#define DL_MALLOC_ALIGN 8 /* EABI needs 8 byte alignment for STRD LDRD*/
+
 static inline unsigned long arm_modulus(unsigned long m, unsigned long p)
 {
 	unsigned long i,t,inc;
