diff --git a/sys/sys/nlist_aout.h b/sys/sys/nlist_aout.h
index 3b8d44f2be0..4290bb892b7 100644
--- a/sys/sys/nlist_aout.h
+++ b/sys/sys/nlist_aout.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ struct nlist {
 	} n_un;
 #else
 	char *n_name;		/* symbol name (in memory) */
+	int : 8 * (sizeof(long) > sizeof(char *) ?
+	    sizeof(long) - sizeof(char *) : sizeof(char *) - sizeof(long));
 #endif
 	unsigned char n_type;	/* type defines */
 	char n_other;		/* ".type" and binding information */