diff --git a/src/savefile/checkpoint.c b/src/savefile/checkpoint.c
index b991e32..210c114 100644
--- a/src/savefile/checkpoint.c
+++ b/src/savefile/checkpoint.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "./savefile.h"
 
 char gHasCheckpoint = 0;
-char gCheckpoint[MAX_CHECKPOINT_SIZE];
+char __attribute__((aligned(8))) gCheckpoint[MAX_CHECKPOINT_SIZE];
 
 void ckeckpointSerialize(struct Serializer* serializer, SerializeAction action, void* data) {
     struct Scene* scene = data;