diff --git a/OvmfPkg/PlatformPei/Platform.c b/OvmfPkg/PlatformPei/Platform.c
index 77a8a16c15..5e983a8dce 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/PlatformPei/Platform.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/PlatformPei/Platform.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ ReserveEmuVariableNvStore (
 {
   EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS VariableStore;
   RETURN_STATUS        PcdStatus;
+  UINT32               Alignment;
 
   //
   // Allocate storage for NV variables early on so it will be
@@ -511,16 +512,26 @@ ReserveEmuVariableNvStore (
   // across reboots, this allows the NV variable storage to survive
   // a VM reboot.
   //
+  Alignment = PcdGet32 (PcdFlashNvStorageFtwSpareSize);
+  if ((Alignment & (Alignment - 1)) != 0) {
+    //
+    // Round up Alignment to the next power of two.
+    //
+    Alignment = GetPowerOfTwo32 (Alignment) << 1;
+  }
+
   VariableStore =
     (EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS)(UINTN)
       AllocateAlignedRuntimePages (
         EFI_SIZE_TO_PAGES (2 * PcdGet32 (PcdFlashNvStorageFtwSpareSize)),
-        PcdGet32 (PcdFlashNvStorageFtwSpareSize)
+        Alignment
         );
   DEBUG ((EFI_D_INFO,
-          "Reserved variable store memory: 0x%lX; size: %dkb\n",
+          "Reserved variable store memory: 0x%lX; size: %dkb, "
+          "alignment: 0x%x\n",
           VariableStore,
-          (2 * PcdGet32 (PcdFlashNvStorageFtwSpareSize)) / 1024
+          (2 * PcdGet32 (PcdFlashNvStorageFtwSpareSize)) / 1024,
+          Alignment
         ));
   PcdStatus = PcdSet64S (PcdEmuVariableNvStoreReserved, VariableStore);
   ASSERT_RETURN_ERROR (PcdStatus);