diff --git a/util/led/memory.c b/util/led/memory.c
index dd94e66d..887a097c 100644
--- a/util/led/memory.c
+++ b/util/led/memory.c
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ alloc(piece, size)
 		return full;
 	if (size != (ind_t)size)
 		return BADOFF;
+	switch(piece) {
+	case ALLOMODL:
+	case ALLORANL:
+		size = int_align(size);
+	}
 
 	if (size - left > 0)
 		incr = ((size - left + (INCRSIZE - 1)) / INCRSIZE) * INCRSIZE;
diff --git a/util/led/memory.h b/util/led/memory.h
index 76178357..4286c16c 100644
--- a/util/led/memory.h
+++ b/util/led/memory.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ extern struct memory	mems[];
 #define address(piece,offset)	(mems[(piece)].mem_base+(offset))
 #define modulptr(offset)	(mems[ALLOMODL].mem_base+core_position+(offset))
 
+#define int_align(sz)		(((sz)+(sizeof(int)-1))&~(sizeof(int)-1))
+
 extern ind_t		core_position;
 extern ind_t		hard_alloc();
 extern ind_t		alloc();
diff --git a/util/led/save.c b/util/led/save.c
index f49e3fef..102b7300 100644
--- a/util/led/save.c
+++ b/util/led/save.c
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ savemagic()
 	if (!incore)
 		return;
 
-	if ((p = core_alloc(ALLOMODL, (long)sizeof(ushort))) != (char *)0) {
+	if ((p = core_alloc(ALLOMODL, (long)sizeof(int))) != (char *)0) {
 		*(ushort *)p = AALMAG;
-		core_position += sizeof(ushort);
+		core_position += sizeof(int);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ savehdr(hdr)
 
 	if ((p=core_alloc(ALLOMODL,(long)sizeof(struct ar_hdr)))!=(char *)0) {
 		*(struct ar_hdr *)p = *hdr;
-		core_position += sizeof(struct ar_hdr);
+		core_position += int_align(sizeof(struct ar_hdr));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/util/led/scan.c b/util/led/scan.c
index 55c9ac2c..15471f14 100644
--- a/util/led/scan.c
+++ b/util/led/scan.c
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ getfile(filename)
 			if (strcmp(archive_header.ar_name, SYMDEF))
 				fatal("no table of contents");
 		} else if (incore) {
-			modulbase += sizeof(ushort);
-			core_position += sizeof(ushort);
+			modulbase += sizeof(int);
+			core_position += sizeof(int);
 		}
 		return ARCHIVE;
 	default:
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ get_archive_header(archive_header)
 	} else {
 		/* Copy structs. */
 		*archive_header = *(struct ar_hdr *)modulbase;
-		modulbase += sizeof(struct ar_hdr);
-		core_position += sizeof(struct ar_hdr);
+		modulbase += int_align(sizeof(struct ar_hdr));
+		core_position += int_align(sizeof(struct ar_hdr));
 	}
 #ifdef SYMDBUG
 	objectsize = archive_header.ar_size;
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ skip_modul(head)
 	register ind_t	skip = modulsize(head);
 
 	if (incore) {
-		core_position += skip;
+		core_position += int_align(skip);
 		if (passnumber == SECOND)
-			modulbase += skip;
+			modulbase += int_align(skip);
 	} else {
 		dealloc(ALLOMODL);
 		core_position = (ind_t)0;