diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index ca17e5fcd125eb..57996ee840dd97 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ else
         # Align jump targets to 1 byte, not the default 16 bytes:
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += -falign-jumps=1
 
+        # Pack loops tightly as well:
+        KBUILD_CFLAGS += -falign-loops=1
+
         # Don't autogenerate traditional x87 instructions
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-80387)
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-fp-ret-in-387)