diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/elf.c b/src/cmd/ld/elf.c
index 12ced98107..97ed4bd20d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/elf.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/elf.c
@@ -1363,6 +1363,7 @@ asmbelf(vlong symo)
 			sh->type = SHT_REL;
 			sh->flags = SHF_ALLOC;
 			sh->entsize = ELF32RELSIZE;
+			sh->addralign = 4;
 			sh->link = elfshname(".dynsym")->shnum;
 			shsym(sh, linklookup(ctxt, ".rel.plt", 0));