diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt.c
index 6cf2fa0..9fe7cf4 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt.c
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 	if (can_assume(VALID_DTB))
 		return totalsize;
 
+	/* The device tree must be at an 8-byte aligned address */
+	if ((uintptr_t)fdt & 7)
+		return -FDT_ERR_ALIGNMENT;
+
 	if (fdt_magic(fdt) == FDT_MAGIC) {
 		/* Complete tree */
 		if (!can_assume(LATEST)) {
@@ -86,6 +90,10 @@
 {
 	size_t hdrsize;
 
+	/* The device tree must be at an 8-byte aligned address */
+	if ((uintptr_t)fdt & 7)
+		return -FDT_ERR_ALIGNMENT;
+
 	if (fdt_magic(fdt) != FDT_MAGIC)
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC;
 	if (!can_assume(LATEST)) {