diff --git a/src/linker.cpp b/src/linker.cpp
index bbd841c9..9df8624b 100644
--- a/src/linker.cpp
+++ b/src/linker.cpp
@@ -561,6 +561,14 @@ void ElfLinkerArmLE::relocate1(const Relocation *rel, upx_byte *location,
 }
 
 
+void ElfLinkerM68k::alignCode(unsigned len)
+{
+    assert((len & 1) == 0);
+    assert((outputlen & 1) == 0);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < len; i += 2)
+        set_be16(output + outputlen + i, 0x4e71); // "nop"
+}
+
 void ElfLinkerM68k::relocate1(const Relocation *rel, upx_byte *location,
                               unsigned value, const char *type)
 {
diff --git a/src/linker.h b/src/linker.h
index 2599b630..44c113cd 100644
--- a/src/linker.h
+++ b/src/linker.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class ElfLinkerM68k : public ElfLinker
 {
     typedef ElfLinker super;
 protected:
+    virtual void alignCode(unsigned len);
     virtual void relocate1(const Relocation *, upx_byte *location,
                            unsigned value, const char *type);
 };