diff --git a/ASM/Makefile b/ASM/Makefile
index 174242779..5118ea61e 100644
--- a/ASM/Makefile
+++ b/ASM/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $(OBJDIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
 $(OBJDIR)/%_bin.o: $(RESOURCEDIR)/%.bin
-	$(OBJCOPY) -I binary -O elf32-bigmips --rename-section .data=.rodata,alloc,load,readonly,data,contents $< $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) -I binary -O elf32-bigmips --set-section-alignment .data=8 --rename-section .data=.rodata,alloc,load,readonly,data,contents $< $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --redefine-sym _binary_resources_$*_bin_start=$(call UC,$*)_RESOURCE $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --redefine-sym _binary_resources_$*_bin_end=$(call UC,$*)_RESOURCE_END $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --redefine-sym _binary_resources_$*_bin_size=$(call UC,$*)_RESOURCE_SIZE $@