diff --git a/cpu-defs.h b/cpu-defs.h
index db809ed..2b59fa6 100644
--- a/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/cpu-defs.h
@@ -37,16 +37,22 @@
 
 #define TARGET_LONG_SIZE (TARGET_LONG_BITS / 8)
 
+typedef int16_t target_short __attribute__ ((aligned(TARGET_SHORT_ALIGNMENT)));
+typedef uint16_t target_ushort __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_SHORT_ALIGNMENT)));
+typedef int32_t target_int __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_INT_ALIGNMENT)));
+typedef uint32_t target_uint __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_INT_ALIGNMENT)));
+typedef int64_t target_llong __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_LLONG_ALIGNMENT)));
+typedef uint64_t target_ullong __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_LLONG_ALIGNMENT)));
 /* target_ulong is the type of a virtual address */
 #if TARGET_LONG_SIZE == 4
-typedef int32_t target_long;
-typedef uint32_t target_ulong;
+typedef int32_t target_long __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_LONG_ALIGNMENT)));
+typedef uint32_t target_ulong __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_LONG_ALIGNMENT)));
 #define TARGET_FMT_lx "%08x"
 #define TARGET_FMT_ld "%d"
 #define TARGET_FMT_lu "%u"
 #elif TARGET_LONG_SIZE == 8
-typedef int64_t target_long;
-typedef uint64_t target_ulong;
+typedef int64_t target_long __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_LONG_ALIGNMENT)));
+typedef uint64_t target_ulong __attribute__((aligned(TARGET_LONG_ALIGNMENT)));
 #define TARGET_FMT_lx "%016" PRIx64
 #define TARGET_FMT_ld "%" PRId64
 #define TARGET_FMT_lu "%" PRIu64