diff --git a/compiler/aoptobj.pas b/compiler/aoptobj.pas
index 4c2bce1057..b7228b5718 100644
--- a/compiler/aoptobj.pas
+++ b/compiler/aoptobj.pas
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ Unit AoptObj;
       Begin
         TempP := hp;
         While Assigned(TempP) and
-             (TempP.typ In SkipInstr + [ait_label]) Do
+             (TempP.typ In SkipInstr + [ait_label,ait_align]) Do
           If (TempP.typ <> ait_Label) Or
              (Tai_label(TempP).labsym <> L)
             Then GetNextInstruction(TempP, TempP)