diff --git a/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h b/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h
index 734a1d0583b6..8a15c90431b9 100644
--- a/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h
+++ b/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
 
 #define PAGE_MASK			(~(PAGE_SIZE-1))
 
+/*
+ * the slab must be aligned such that load- and store-double instructions don't
+ * fault if used
+ */
+#define	ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN		(sizeof(long) * 2)
+#define	ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN		(sizeof(long) * 2)
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
  * virtual memory layout from kernel's point of view