diff --git a/mach/i80/ncg/mach.h b/mach/i80/ncg/mach.h
index 409c8608b..7da12274f 100644
--- a/mach/i80/ncg/mach.h
+++ b/mach/i80/ncg/mach.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #define in_ap(y)        /* nothing */
 
 #define newilb(x)       fprintf(codefile,"%s:\n",x)
-#define newdlb(x)       fprintf(codefile,"%s:\n",x)
+#define newdlb(x)       fprintf(codefile,".align 2\n%s:\n",x)
+#define newplb(x)       fprintf(codefile,".align 2\n%s:\n", x)
 #define dlbdlb(x,y)     fprintf(codefile,"%s = %s\n",x,y)
 #define newlbss(l,x)       fprintf(codefile,".comm %s,%u\n",l,x);
 
diff --git a/mach/i80/ncg/table b/mach/i80/ncg/table
index 783500195..e75bdb6f1 100644
--- a/mach/i80/ncg/table
+++ b/mach/i80/ncg/table
@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@ with hl_or_de
 gen dcx %1				yields %1
 
 pat del
+   kills dereg, hlreg
    uses hlreg={const2,$1}
       gen
          dad lb
diff --git a/plat/cpm/boot.s b/plat/cpm/boot.s
index 4b33dbfab..e13e4e76a 100644
--- a/plat/cpm/boot.s
+++ b/plat/cpm/boot.s
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 .sect .data
 .sect .bss
 
-MAX_ARGV = 8
+MAX_ARGV = 10
 
 .sect .bss
-STACKSIZE = 2*1024
+STACKSIZE = 512
 .comm stack, STACKSIZE
 
 .sect .text
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ __exit:
 saved_sp = . + 1
 	lxi sp, 0                ! patched on startup
 	ret
+	.align 2
 
 ! Emergency exit routine.
 
@@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ _cpm_cmdline = 0x0081
 
 ! Used to store the argv array.
 
-argc: .space 1          ! number of args
+.sect .bss
+argc: .space 2          ! number of args
 argv0: .space 2         ! always points at progname
 argv: .space 2*MAX_ARGV ! argv array (must be after argv0)
 envp: .space 2          ! envp array (always empty, must be after argv)
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ envp: .space 2          ! envp array (always empty, must be after argv)
 .comm .retadr, 2        ! used to save return address
 .comm .retadr1, 2       ! reserve
 .comm .bcreg, 2
-.comm .areg, 1
+.comm .areg, 2
 .comm .tmp1, 2
 .comm .fra, 8           ! 8 bytes function return area
 block1: .space 4        ! used by 32 bits divide and
diff --git a/plat/pc86/descr b/plat/pc86/descr
index 9b54410ff..4f0823c0e 100644
--- a/plat/pc86/descr
+++ b/plat/pc86/descr
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 # $Revision$
 
 var w=2
-var wa=1
+var wa=2
 var p=2
-var pa=1
+var pa=2
 var s=2
-var sa=1
+var sa=2
 var l=4
-var la=1
+var la=2
 var f=4
-var fa=1
+var fa=2
 var d=8
-var da=1
+var da=2
 var x=8
-var xa=1
+var xa=2
 var ARCH=i86
 var PLATFORM=pc86
 var PLATFORMDIR={EM}/share/ack/{PLATFORM}