diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c b/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c
index 3df35d03..43c73808 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/timer.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * This will keep track of how many ticks the system
  * has been running for 
  */
-static volatile uint64_t timer_ticks = 0;
+static volatile uint64_t timer_ticks __attribute__ ((aligned (CACHE_LINE))) = 0;
 
 uint64_t get_clock_tick(void)
 {