diff --git a/cpukit/libdl/rtl-mdreloc-aarch64.c b/cpukit/libdl/rtl-mdreloc-aarch64.c
index 1eb1d1e87d..69ae412ac5 100644
--- a/cpukit/libdl/rtl-mdreloc-aarch64.c
+++ b/cpukit/libdl/rtl-mdreloc-aarch64.c
@@ -419,9 +419,6 @@ rtems_rtl_elf_reloc_rela (rtems_rtl_obj*            obj,
 
       raddr = (Elf_Addr)symvalue + rela->r_addend;
       target = raddr - (uintptr_t)where;
-      if (checkalign(target, 4, where, off)) {
-        return rtems_rtl_elf_rel_failure;
-      }
 
       if (rtems_rtl_trace (RTEMS_RTL_TRACE_RELOC))
         printf (
@@ -430,6 +427,10 @@ rtems_rtl_elf_reloc_rela (rtems_rtl_obj*            obj,
           parsing
         );
 
+      if (checkalign(target, 4, where, off)) {
+        return rtems_rtl_elf_rel_failure;
+      }
+
       target = (intptr_t)target >> 2;
 
       if (((Elf_Sword)target > 0x1FFFFFF) || ((Elf_Sword)target < -0x2000000)) {