diff --git a/data/event_scripts.s b/data/event_scripts.s
index bc9388be64..73b171c206 100644
--- a/data/event_scripts.s
+++ b/data/event_scripts.s
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 	.set ALLOCATE_SCRIPT_CMD_TABLE, 1
 	.include "data/script_cmd_table.inc"
 
+.align 2
 gSpecialVars::
 	.4byte gSpecialVar_0x8000
 	.4byte gSpecialVar_0x8001