diff --git a/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/ChangeLog b/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
index b477e8fc30..a93911545f 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-02-14	Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* rtems/score/powerpc.h (mpc8260): PPC_ALIGNMENT 8.
+
 2005-02-14	Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* rtems/score/powerpc.h: Remove PPC_HAS_RFCI (Unused).
diff --git a/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/rtems/score/powerpc.h b/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/rtems/score/powerpc.h
index adcfdb3fab..410a815ccf 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/rtems/score/powerpc.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/cpu/powerpc/rtems/score/powerpc.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define CPU_MODEL_NAME  "PowerPC MPC8260"
 
-#define PPC_ALIGNMENT		4
+#define PPC_ALIGNMENT		8
 #define PPC_CACHE_ALIGNMENT	32
 #define PPC_INTERRUPT_MAX       125
 #else