diff --git a/compiler/pragmas.nim b/compiler/pragmas.nim
index 075fd48ef2..b7e34b258e 100644
--- a/compiler/pragmas.nim
+++ b/compiler/pragmas.nim
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const
   varPragmas* = declPragmas + {wVolatile, wRegister, wThreadVar,
     wMagic, wHeader, wCompilerProc, wCore, wDynlib,
     wNoInit, wCompileTime, wGlobal,
-    wGensym, wInject, wCodegenDecl, wGuard, wGoto, wCursor}
+    wGensym, wInject, wCodegenDecl, wGuard, wGoto, wCursor, wAlign}
   constPragmas* = declPragmas + {wHeader, wMagic,
     wGensym, wInject,
     wIntDefine, wStrDefine, wBoolDefine, wCompilerProc, wCore}