diff --git a/spec b/spec
index 028814f5dd..287659d1b9 100644
--- a/spec
+++ b/spec
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ beginseg
     name "code"
     compress
     after "dmadata"
+    align 0x20
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/code/z_en_a_keep.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/code/z_en_item00.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/code/z_eff_blure.o"
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ beginseg
 #if OOT_DEBUG
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/code/ucode_disas.o"
 #endif
-    pad_text // audio library aligned to 32 bytes?
+    pad_text // on GameCube, NTSC 1.0 and "0.9" prerelease
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/lib/data.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/lib/synthesis.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/lib/heap.o"
@@ -467,6 +468,9 @@ beginseg
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/lib/effects.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/lib/seqplayer.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/general.o"
+#if !OOT_DEBUG
+    pad_text // on retail GameCube
+#endif
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/sfx_params.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/sfx.o"
     include "$(BUILD_DIR)/src/audio/sequence.o"
diff --git a/tools/mkldscript.c b/tools/mkldscript.c
index 05ecdfd353..9157bc79dc 100644
--- a/tools/mkldscript.c
+++ b/tools/mkldscript.c
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ static void write_ld_script(FILE *fout)
                   "    ..%s ", seg->name, seg->name, seg->name, seg->name);
 
         if (seg->fields & (1 << STMT_after))
-            fprintf(fout, "_%sSegmentEnd ", seg->after);
+            fprintf(fout, "(_%sSegmentEnd + %i) & ~ %i ", seg->after, seg->align - 1, seg->align - 1);
         else if (seg->fields & (1 << STMT_number))
             fprintf(fout, "0x%02X000000 ", seg->number);
         else if (seg->fields & (1 << STMT_address))
             fprintf(fout, "0x%08X ", seg->address);
+        else
+            fprintf(fout, "ALIGN(0x%X) ", seg->align);
 
         // (AT(_RomSize) isn't necessary, but adds useful "load address" lines to the map file)
         fprintf(fout, ": AT(_RomSize)\n    {\n"
@@ -64,9 +66,6 @@ static void write_ld_script(FILE *fout)
                   "        _%sSegmentTextStart = .;\n",
                   seg->name, seg->name);
 
-        if (seg->fields & (1 << STMT_align))
-            fprintf(fout, "        . = ALIGN(0x%X);\n", seg->align);
-
         for (j = 0; j < seg->includesCount; j++)
         {
             fprintf(fout, "            %s (.text)\n", seg->includes[j].fpath);
@@ -166,9 +165,6 @@ static void write_ld_script(FILE *fout)
                       "        _%sSegmentBssStart = .;\n",
                       seg->name, seg->name, seg->name, seg->name);
 
-        if (seg->fields & (1 << STMT_align))
-            fprintf(fout, "        . = ALIGN(0x%X);\n", seg->align);
-
         for (j = 0; j < seg->includesCount; j++)
             fprintf(fout, "            %s (.sbss)\n"
                           "        . = ALIGN(0x10);\n", seg->includes[j].fpath);