diff --git a/jumpforth.S b/jumpforth.S
index ffa6189..8a15684 100644
--- a/jumpforth.S
+++ b/jumpforth.S
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .endm
 
    .text
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .globl _start
 _start:
    cld
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _start:
 /* Push the return address (%esi) on the return stack */
 /* Load the address of the body of the definition from the DFA field at %eax+4 */
    .text
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .globl DOCOL
 DOCOL:
    PUSHRSP %esi
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ DOCOL:
 /* The real execution token is in the DFA field */
 /* Load the target xt and branch to the address in the target's codeword field */
    .text
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .globl DODEFER
 DODEFER:
    movl 4(%eax),%eax
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ DODEFER:
 /* The default behavior for words defined with CREATE, VARIABLE, or CONSTANT */
 /* Place the value of the DFA field on the top of the stack */
    .text
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .globl DODATA
 DODATA:
    pushl 4(%eax)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ DODATA:
 /* The default behavior for words defined with VALUE (or defvalue) */
 /* Load the word at the address in the DFA field and place it on the stack */
    .text
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .globl DOLOAD
 DOLOAD:
    movl 4(%eax),%eax
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ DOLOAD:
 /* Load the address of the DOES> code body from the DFA field at %eax+4 */
 /* Push the address of the body of the word (not the DFA field) onto the stack */
    .text
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .globl DODOES
 DODOES:
    /* Save threaded return address */
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ DODOES:
    .int LITSTRING
    .byte (9f - 8f)
 8: .ascii "\text"
-9: .align 4
+9: .balign 4
 .endm
 
 .macro defname label:req,codeword:req,dataword:req,name="",flags=0
    .section .data
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .skip (-(9f-8f+1) & 3),0
 .ifeqs "\name",""
 8: .ascii "\label"
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ DODOES:
 .macro defword label:req,name="",flags=0
 defname \label,DOCOL,thread_\label,"\name",\flags
    .section .rodata
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
    .globl thread_\label
 thread_\label :
 .endm
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ code_\label :
 .macro defdata label:req,name="",flags=0
 defname \label,DODATA,data_\label,"\name",\flags
    .data
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
 data_\label :
 .endm
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ defname \label,DODATA,\value,"\name",\flags
 .macro defvalue label:req,initial=0,name="",flags=0
 defname \label,DOLOAD,data_\label,"\name",\flags
    .data
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
 data_\label :
    .int \initial
 .endm
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ bootstrap_data_end:
 .eqv last_word,REPEAT
 
    .section .rodata
-   .align 4
+   .balign 4
 cold_start:
    .int QUIT
 
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ startup_defs:
 startup_defs_end:
 
    .bss
-   .align 4096
+   .balign 4096
 return_stack:
    .space RETURN_STACK_SIZE
 return_stack_top: