diff --git a/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl b/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl
index e47116b74..674da3b7e 100755
--- a/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl
+++ b/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ my %globals;
 					    $v.=" READONLY";
 					    $v.=" ALIGN(".($1 eq "p" ? 4 : 8).")" if ($masm>=$masmref);
 					} elsif ($line=~/\.CRT\$/i) {
-					    $v.=" READONLY DWORD";
+					    $v.=" READONLY ";
+					    $v.=$masm>=$masmref ? "ALIGN(8)" : "DWORD";
 					}
 				    }
 				    $current_segment = $line;