diff --git a/sys/ia64/include/profile.h b/sys/ia64/include/profile.h
index 73ce5782ee8f..cdf1434b05c3 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/include/profile.h
+++ b/sys/ia64/include/profile.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define	_MCOUNT_DECL	void __mcount
 #define	MCOUNT
 
-#define	FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT	32
+#define	FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT	16
 
 typedef unsigned long	fptrdiff_t;