diff --git a/libc/arch-common/bionic/asm_multiarch.h b/libc/arch-common/bionic/asm_multiarch.h
index 85e1b57b9..91cb8af4b 100644
--- a/libc/arch-common/bionic/asm_multiarch.h
+++ b/libc/arch-common/bionic/asm_multiarch.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
 #ifdef __LP64__
 # define ASM_PTR_SIZE(x) .quad x
-# define ASM_ALIGN(x)
+# define ASM_ALIGN_TO_PTR_SIZE .balign 8
 #else
 # define ASM_PTR_SIZE(x) .long x
-# define ASM_ALIGN(x)    .align x
+# define ASM_ALIGN_TO_PTR_SIZE .balign 4
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend.S b/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend.S
index a4cf8ded2..87d1120ab 100644
--- a/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend.S
+++ b/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend.S
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
 #include "asm_multiarch.h"
 
 	.section .preinit_array, "aw"
+	ASM_ALIGN_TO_PTR_SIZE
 	ASM_PTR_SIZE(0)
 
 	.section .init_array, "aw"
+	ASM_ALIGN_TO_PTR_SIZE
 	ASM_PTR_SIZE(0)
 
 	.section .fini_array, "aw"
+	ASM_ALIGN_TO_PTR_SIZE
 	ASM_PTR_SIZE(0)
 
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
@@ -42,7 +45,9 @@
 #endif
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 	.section	.eh_frame,"a",@progbits
-	ASM_ALIGN(4)
+#if defined(__i386__)
+	.balign 4
+#endif
 	.type	__FRAME_END__, @object
 	.size	__FRAME_END__, 4
 __FRAME_END__:
diff --git a/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend_so.S b/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend_so.S
index f74510995..e7b8cac3e 100644
--- a/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend_so.S
+++ b/libc/arch-common/bionic/crtend_so.S
@@ -26,22 +26,14 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include "asm_multiarch.h"
-
-#ifndef __arm__
-	.section .init_array, "aw"
-	ASM_PTR_SIZE(0)
-
-	.section .fini_array, "aw"
-	ASM_PTR_SIZE(0)
-#endif
-
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
 	.section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
 #endif
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 	.section	.eh_frame,"a",@progbits
-	ASM_ALIGN(4)
+#if defined(__i386__)
+	.balign 4
+#endif
 	.type	__FRAME_END__, @object
 	.size	__FRAME_END__, 4
 __FRAME_END__: