diff --git a/llvm/lib/ProfileData/Coverage/CoverageMappingReader.cpp b/llvm/lib/ProfileData/Coverage/CoverageMappingReader.cpp
index 9f27de9..9920c33 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/ProfileData/Coverage/CoverageMappingReader.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/ProfileData/Coverage/CoverageMappingReader.cpp
@@ -491,6 +491,13 @@
     return coveragemap_error::malformed;
   ProfileNames.create(Data.substr(0, ProfileNamesSize), Address);
   CoverageMapping = Data.substr(ProfileNamesSize);
+  // Skip the padding bytes because coverage map data has an alignment of 8.
+  if (CoverageMapping.size() < 1)
+    return coveragemap_error::truncated;
+  size_t Pad = alignmentAdjustment(CoverageMapping.data(), 8);
+  if (CoverageMapping.size() < Pad)
+    return coveragemap_error::malformed;
+  CoverageMapping = CoverageMapping.substr(Pad);
   return std::error_code();
 }