diff --git a/src/arch/x86/core/stack.S b/src/arch/x86/core/stack.S
index 995c397ca..baa19ff84 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/core/stack.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/core/stack.S
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL )
  ****************************************************************************
  */
 	.section ".stack", "aw", @nobits
-	.align 8
+	.balign 8
 	.globl _stack
 _stack:
 	.space STACK_SIZE
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/core/stack16.S b/src/arch/x86/core/stack16.S
index 4bc6f081a..ad67e4f2d 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/core/stack16.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/core/stack16.S
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL )
  ****************************************************************************
  */
 	.section ".stack16", "aw", @nobits
-	.align 8
+	.balign 8
 	.globl _stack16
 _stack16:
 	.space 4096
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/interface/pcbios/e820mangler.S b/src/arch/x86/interface/pcbios/e820mangler.S
index d5d97b482..296a6488b 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/interface/pcbios/e820mangler.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/interface/pcbios/e820mangler.S
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL )
  ****************************************************************************
  */
 	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
-	.align 16
+	.balign 16
 	.globl hidemem_base
 	.globl hidemem_umalloc
 	.globl hidemem_textdata
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S b/src/arch/x86/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S
index 663aa842e..3a5a100e3 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL )
  */
 	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl ppxe
-	.align 16
+	.balign 16
 ppxe:
 	.ascii "!PXE"			/* Signature */
 	.byte pxe_length		/* StructLength */
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ undiheader:
  */
 	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl pxenv
-	.align 16
+	.balign 16
 pxenv:
 	.ascii "PXENV+"			/* Signature */
 	.word 0x0201			/* Version */
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/prefix/exeprefix.S b/src/arch/x86/prefix/exeprefix.S
index c351456e2..0eab8c12a 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/prefix/exeprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/prefix/exeprefix.S
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ overlay:
 	/* Overlay number */
 	.word	0
 
-	.align 16, 0
+	.balign 16, 0
 
 	.globl	_exe_start
 _exe_start:
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/prefix/mromprefix.S b/src/arch/x86/prefix/mromprefix.S
index 2b5c6bf64..d08284d7a 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/prefix/mromprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/prefix/mromprefix.S
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ mromheader:
 	.word	0
 	.size	mromheader, . - mromheader
 
-	.align	4
+	.balign	4
 mpciheader:
 	.ascii	"PCIR"			/* Signature */
 	.word	pci_vendor_id		/* Vendor identification */
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/prefix/romprefix.S b/src/arch/x86/prefix/romprefix.S
index 3abef0eaf..a9934a725 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/prefix/romprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/prefix/romprefix.S
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ checksum:
 	.previous
 
 .ifeqs	BUSTYPE, "PCIR"
-	.align	4
+	.balign	4
 pciheader:
 	.ascii	"PCIR"			/* Signature */
 	.word	pci_vendor_id		/* Vendor identification */ 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ pci_devlist_end:
 	 * BIOSes will scan on 16-byte boundaries rather than using
 	 * the offset stored at 0x1a
 	 */
-	.align	16
+	.balign	16
 pnpheader:
 	.ascii	"$PnP"			/* Signature */
 	.byte	0x01			/* Structure revision */
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ prodstr_pci_id:
 
 	.globl	undiheader	
 	.weak	undiloader
-	.align	4
+	.balign	4
 undiheader:
 	.ascii	"UNDI"			/* Signature */
 	.byte	undiheader_len		/* Length of structure */
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ undiheader:
 	.equ undiheader_len, . - undiheader
 	.size undiheader, . - undiheader
 
-	.align	4
+	.balign	4
 ipxeheader:
 	.ascii	"iPXE"			/* Signature */
 	.byte	ipxeheader_len		/* Length of structure */
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/prefix/unlzma.S b/src/arch/x86/prefix/unlzma.S
index ce18c756f..956eeb24c 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/prefix/unlzma.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/prefix/unlzma.S
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ rep_len_dec:	.space	sizeof__lzma_len_dec
 literal:	.rept	( ( 1 << LZMA_LC ) * 0x300 )
 		.word	0
 		.endr
-	.align	4
+	.balign	4
 	.equ	sizeof__lzma_dec, . - lzma_dec
 	.previous
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/transitions/liba20.S b/src/arch/x86/transitions/liba20.S
index 6c1e1f62f..57603353e 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/transitions/liba20.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/transitions/liba20.S
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ enable_a20:
 	ret
 
 	.section ".text16.early.data", "aw", @progbits
-	.align	2
+	.balign	2
 enable_a20_method:
 	.word	0
 	.size	enable_a20_method, . - enable_a20_method
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/transitions/librm.S b/src/arch/x86/transitions/librm.S
index 9d3eff954..f2fa8c50b 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/transitions/librm.S
+++ b/src/arch/x86/transitions/librm.S
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL )
  ****************************************************************************
  */
 	.section ".data16.gdt", "aw", @progbits
-	.align 16
+	.balign 16
 gdt:
 gdtr:		/* The first GDT entry is unused, the GDTR can fit here. */
 gdt_limit:		.word gdt_length - 1
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ RC_TMP_END:
 
 	/* Shared temporary static buffer */
 	.section ".bss16.rm_tmpbuf", "aw", @nobits
-	.align 16
+	.balign 16
 rm_tmpbuf:
 	.space	VC_TMP_END
 	.size	rm_tmpbuf, . - rm_tmpbuf
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ interrupt_wrapper:
  ****************************************************************************
  */
 	.section ".pages", "aw", @nobits
-	.align	SIZEOF_PT
+	.balign	SIZEOF_PT
 
 	/* Page map level 4 entries (PML4Es)
 	 *
diff --git a/src/include/errno.h b/src/include/errno.h
index 342384fa4..decde38ed 100644
--- a/src/include/errno.h
+++ b/src/include/errno.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static inline void eplatform_discard ( int dummy __unused, ... ) {}
  */
 #define __einfo_error( einfo ) ( {					\
 	__asm__ ( ".section \".einfo\", \"\", " PROGBITS_OPS "\n\t"	\
-		  ".align 8\n\t"					\
+		  ".balign 8\n\t"					\
 		  "\n1:\n\t"						\
 		  ".long ( 4f - 1b )\n\t"				\
 		  ".long %c0\n\t"					\
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static inline void eplatform_discard ( int dummy __unused, ... ) {}
 		  ".long %c1\n\t"					\
 		  "\n2:\t.asciz \"" __einfo_desc ( einfo ) "\"\n\t"	\
 		  "\n3:\t.asciz \"" __FILE__ "\"\n\t"			\
-		  ".align 8\n\t"					\
+		  ".balign 8\n\t"					\
 		  "\n4:\n\t"						\
 		  ".previous\n\t" : :					\
 		  "i" ( __einfo_errno ( einfo ) ),			\