diff --git a/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/asm.h b/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/asm.h
index 74412c1..dc83088 100644
--- a/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/asm.h
+++ b/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/asm.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #ifndef _MIPS64_ASM_H
 #define _MIPS64_ASM_H
 
-#define __bionic_asm_align 4
+#define __bionic_asm_align 16
 
 #undef __bionic_asm_custom_entry
 #undef __bionic_asm_custom_end
diff --git a/libc/private/bionic_asm.h b/libc/private/bionic_asm.h
index e2084d4..c1fab1f 100644
--- a/libc/private/bionic_asm.h
+++ b/libc/private/bionic_asm.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define ENTRY_NO_DWARF(f) \
     .text; \
     .globl f; \
-    .align __bionic_asm_align; \
+    .balign __bionic_asm_align; \
     .type f, __bionic_asm_function_type; \
     f: \
     __bionic_asm_custom_entry(f); \
diff --git a/linker/arch/mips/begin.S b/linker/arch/mips/begin.S
index cbe1e37..1bdd358 100644
--- a/linker/arch/mips/begin.S
+++ b/linker/arch/mips/begin.S
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
     .text
-    .align    4
+    .balign   16
     .type    __start,@function
 
     .ent    __start
diff --git a/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S b/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S
index 8f6b94a..b9637e7 100644
--- a/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S
+++ b/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #endif
 
     .text
-    .align	4
+    .balign	16
     .type	__start,@function
 
     .ent	__start