diff --git a/media/libvpx/build/make/ads2gas.pl b/media/libvpx/build/make/ads2gas.pl
--- a/media/libvpx/build/make/ads2gas.pl
+++ b/media/libvpx/build/make/ads2gas.pl
@@ -74,17 +74,20 @@ while (<STDIN>)
 
     # Convert INCLUDE to .INCLUDE "file"
     s/INCLUDE(\s*)(.*)$/.include $1\"$2\"/;
 
     # Code directive (ARM vs Thumb)
     s/CODE([0-9][0-9])/.code $1/;
 
     # No AREA required
-    s/^\s*AREA.*$/.text/;
+    # But ALIGNs in AREA must be obeyed
+    s/^\s*AREA.*ALIGN=([0-9])$/.text\n.p2align $1/;
+    # If no ALIGN, strip the AREA and align to 4 bytes
+    s/^\s*AREA.*$/.text\n.p2align 2/;
 
     # DCD to .word
     # This one is for incoming symbols
     s/DCD\s+\|(\w*)\|/.long $1/;
 
     # DCW to .short
     s/DCW\s+\|(\w*)\|/.short $1/;
     s/DCW(.*)/.short $1/;