diff --git a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc
index 91e54d8e796..66f1b276b0e 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc
@@ -3650,6 +3650,13 @@ LocationSummary* FunctionEntryInstr::MakeLocationSummary(
 }
 
 void FunctionEntryInstr::EmitNativeCode(FlowGraphCompiler* compiler) {
+#if defined(TARGET_ARCH_X64)
+  // Ensure the start of the monomorphic checked entry is 2-byte aligned (see
+  // also Assembler::MonomorphicCheckedEntry()).
+  if (__ CodeSize() % 2 == 1) {
+    __ nop();
+  }
+#endif
   __ Bind(compiler->GetJumpLabel(this));
 
   // In the AOT compiler we want to reduce code size, so generate no
diff --git a/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status b/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status
index c73bae073ca..44cc68f4b05 100644
--- a/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status
+++ b/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@ vm/debug_break_enabled_vm_test/01: CompileTimeError # KernelVM bug: Bad test usi
 vm/debug_break_enabled_vm_test/none: CompileTimeError # KernelVM bug: Bad test using extended break syntax.
 vm/regress_27201_test: CompileTimeError # Fasta/KernelVM bug: Deferred loading kernel issue 30273.
 
-[ $arch == x64 && $compiler == dartkp && $mode == debug ]
-statement_test: Crash # Issue 35419
-
 [ $builder_tag == obfuscated && $compiler == dartkp ]
 generic_function_dcall_test/01: SkipByDesign # Prints type names
 invocation_mirror_test: RuntimeError # Issue 34911