diff --git a/libbb/appletlib.c b/libbb/appletlib.c
index 58f1a94..6f058bc 100644
--- a/libbb/appletlib.c
+++ b/libbb/appletlib.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_COMPRESS_USAGE
 
-static const char packed_usage[] = { PACKED_USAGE };
+static const char packed_usage[] ALIGN1 = { PACKED_USAGE };
 # include "unarchive.h"
 static const char *unpack_usage_messages(void)
 {