diff --git a/mk64.ld b/mk64.ld
index 7354592a8..7280224f4 100644
--- a/mk64.ld
+++ b/mk64.ld
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ SECTIONS
       BUILD_DIR/src/framebuffers.o(.bss*);
       BUILD_DIR/src/audio/synthesis.o(.bss*);
       BUILD_DIR/asm/bss_audio.o(.bss*);
+      . = ALIGN(0x8);
       BUILD_DIR/asm/bss_sptask_audio.o(.bss);
    }
    END_NOLOAD(code_8028DF00)