diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 9c2b9ecc7f..24cf393f94 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* write.c (record_alignment): Revert 2016-02-18 change.
+
 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* config/tc-alpha.c (load_expression): Replace alloca with xmalloc.
diff --git a/gas/write.c b/gas/write.c
index 24cd6ca403..15330cfc33 100644
--- a/gas/write.c
+++ b/gas/write.c
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@ record_alignment (/* Segment to which alignment pertains.  */
   if (seg == absolute_section)
     return;
 
-  if (align <= OCTETS_PER_BYTE_POWER)
-    return;
-
   if (align > bfd_get_section_alignment (stdoutput, seg))
     bfd_set_section_alignment (stdoutput, seg, align);
 }