diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 6ea7db13856..8c8b4b074ae 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Mar  5 15:10:43 1996  Jim Wilson  <wilson@chestnut.cygnus.com>
+
+	* config/tc-sh.c (sh_do_align): Pass 1 not 2 to frag_align.
+
 Mon Mar  4 20:50:57 1996  Steve Chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>
 
 	* configure.in (i386-*-cygwin32): Don't use bfd_gas.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-sh.c b/gas/config/tc-sh.c
index af267d48fcf..7a849a070ec 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-sh.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-sh.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ sh_do_align (n, fill, len)
 
       /* First align to a 2 byte boundary, in case there is an odd
          .byte.  */
-      frag_align (2, 0);
+      frag_align (1, 0);
       if (target_big_endian)
 	frag_align_pattern (n, big_nop_pattern, sizeof big_nop_pattern);
       else