diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
index 2568d31..23348e9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 		mov	r3, r7
 		bl	decompress_kernel
 
-		add	r0, r0, #127
+		add	r0, r0, #127 + 128	@ alignment + stack
 		bic	r0, r0, #127		@ align the kernel length
 /*
  * r0     = decompressed kernel length
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
 		stmia	r1!, {r9 - r14}
 		cmp	r2, r3
 		blo	1b
+		add	sp, r1, #128		@ relocate the stack
 
 		bl	cache_clean_flush
 		add	pc, r5, r0		@ call relocation code
@@ -476,6 +477,7 @@
  */
 		.align	5
 reloc_start:	add	r9, r5, r0
+		sub	r9, r9, #128		@ do not copy the stack
 		debug_reloc_start
 		mov	r1, r4
 1:
@@ -486,6 +488,7 @@
 
 		cmp	r5, r9
 		blo	1b
+		add	sp, r1, #128		@ relocate the stack
 		debug_reloc_end
 
 call_kernel:	bl	cache_clean_flush