diff --git a/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/rt_sigaction.S b/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/rt_sigaction.S
index 3d291fd..bd55418 100644
--- a/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/rt_sigaction.S
+++ b/ports/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/rt_sigaction.S
@@ -83,14 +83,15 @@ PSEUDO_END(__syscall_rt_sigaction)
 	cfi_offset (64, \base + 2 * 8)
 	.endm
 
-	.align	4
-
 	cfi_startproc
 	cfi_return_column (64)
 	.cfi_signal_frame
 	SIGCONTEXT_REGS -648
-
 	cfi_def_cfa_offset (648)
+
+	nop
+	.align 4
+
 __syscall_sigreturn:
 	mov	sp, a0
 	ldi	v0, __NR_sigreturn
@@ -98,8 +99,9 @@ __syscall_sigreturn:
 	.size	__syscall_sigreturn, .-__syscall_sigreturn
 	.type	__syscall_sigreturn, @function
 
-	.align 4
 	cfi_def_cfa_offset (176 + 648)
+	.align 4
+
 __syscall_rt_sigreturn:
 	mov	sp,a0
 	ldi	v0,__NR_rt_sigreturn