diff --git a/mach/i86/libem/tail.s b/mach/i86/libem/tail.s
index cdadec8b7..059b23769 100644
--- a/mach/i86/libem/tail.s
+++ b/mach/i86/libem/tail.s
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ endtext:
 _etext:
 	.align 2
 	.data
-	.align 2
 enddata:
 _edata:
-	.bss
 	.align 2
+	.bss
 _end:
 endbss:
+	.align 2