diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_assert.c b/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_assert.c
index 382a039a39..11c97ba1e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_assert.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_assert.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void up_dumpstate(void)
    * stack?
    */
 
-  if (sp <= istackbase && sp > istackbase - istacksize)
+  if (sp < istackbase && sp > istackbase - istacksize)
     {
       /* Yes.. dump the interrupt stack */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_exception.S b/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_exception.S
index c70c57a2eb..ecc6c04df2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_exception.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv6-m/arm_exception.S
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ exception_common:
 	.bss
 	.global	g_intstackalloc
 	.global g_intstackbase
-	.align	4
+	.balign	4
 g_intstackalloc:
 	.skip	(CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK & ~3)
 g_intstackbase: