diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_createstack.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_createstack.c
index d91f0ade934..2dce2dceea7 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_createstack.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_createstack.c
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
  * Pre-processor Macros
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-/* XTENSA requires at least a 4-byte stack alignment. */
+/* XTENSA requires at least a 16-byte stack alignment. */
 
-#define STACK_ALIGNMENT     4
+#define STACK_ALIGNMENT     16
 
 /* Stack alignment macros */