diff --git a/boot/bootmeth_extlinux.c b/boot/bootmeth_extlinux.c
index be8fbf4df63..c6ae6dffcb7 100644
--- a/boot/bootmeth_extlinux.c
+++ b/boot/bootmeth_extlinux.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #define LOG_CATEGORY UCLASS_BOOTSTD
 
+#include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <bootdev.h>
 #include <bootflow.h>
 #include <bootmeth.h>
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ static int extlinux_read_bootflow(struct udevice *dev, struct bootflow *bflow)
 		return log_msg_ret("try", ret);
 	size = bflow->size;
 
-	ret = bootmeth_alloc_file(bflow, 0x10000, 1);
+	ret = bootmeth_alloc_file(bflow, 0x10000, ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN);
 	if (ret)
 		return log_msg_ret("read", ret);