diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 846e839..6e1c4cd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-04-05  Michele Tartara  <mikyt@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+	* jit/jit-type.c (perform_layout): let struct alignment be greater
+	than alignment of every indvidual field.
+
 2009-03-28  Aleksey Demakov  <ademakov@gmail.com>
 
 	* jit/jit-rules.h (jit_reg_name, jit_reg_flags, jit_reg_code); add
diff --git a/jit/jit-type.c b/jit/jit-type.c
index c82ac93..7c5fb80 100644
--- a/jit/jit-type.c
+++ b/jit/jit-type.c
@@ -416,7 +416,10 @@ static void perform_layout(jit_type_t type)
 	{
 		type->size = maxSize;
 	}
-	type->alignment = maxAlign;
+	if(maxAlign > type->alignment)
+	{
+		type->alignment = maxAlign;
+	}
 }
 
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