diff --git a/mach/z8000/libem/end.s b/mach/z8000/libem/end.s
index 019432cc2..c35d844a4 100644
--- a/mach/z8000/libem/end.s
+++ b/mach/z8000/libem/end.s
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .define	endtext, enddata, endbss, _etext, _edata, _end
 
 	.text
-	.align 2
 endtext:
 _etext:
+	.align 2
 	.data
 	.align 2
 enddata: