--- cci/usr/src/bin/as/asparse.c	2019/07/28 12:24:19	1.1
+++ cci/usr/src/bin/as/asparse.c	2019/07/28 12:27:33	1.1.1.2
@@ -859,7 +859,10 @@ restlab:
 	stpt = (struct symtab *)yylval;
 	shift;
 	expr(locxp, val);
-	jalign(locxp, stpt);
+	if ((dotp->e_xtype & XTYPE) == XDATA)
+		djalign(locxp, stpt);
+	else
+		jalign(locxp, stpt);
 	break;
 
    case INST0: 		/* instructions w/o arguments*/