diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b6ab39ae0b1..551889f23b8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ if( NOT WIN32 )
         MESSAGE(STATUS "OVERTE_CPU_ARCHITECTURE: ${OVERTE_CPU_ARCHITECTURE}")
     endif()
 
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS}")
-    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS}")
+    # Function alignment is necessary for V8
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS} -falign-functions=16")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS} -falign-functions=16")
 
-    set(ENV{CXXFLAGS} "$ENV{CXXFLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS}")
-    set(ENV{CFLAGS} "$ENV{CFLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS}")
+    set(ENV{CXXFLAGS} "$ENV{CXXFLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS} -falign-functions=16")
+    set(ENV{CFLAGS} "$ENV{CFLAGS} ${OVERTE_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS} -falign-functions=16")
     message($ENV{CXXFLAGS})
 endif()