1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/coverageinfo/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/coverageinfo/mod.rs
index 68c1770c1d4..140566e8da9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/coverageinfo/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/coverageinfo/mod.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ pub(crate) mod ffi;
 pub(crate) mod map_data;
 pub mod mapgen;
 
-const VAR_ALIGN: Align = Align::EIGHT;
-
 /// A context object for maintaining all state needed by the coverageinfo module.
 pub struct CrateCoverageContext<'ll, 'tcx> {
     /// Coverage data for each instrumented function identified by DefId.
@@ -226,7 +224,8 @@ pub(crate) fn save_cov_data_to_mod<'ll, 'tcx>(
     llvm::set_global_constant(llglobal, true);
     llvm::set_linkage(llglobal, llvm::Linkage::PrivateLinkage);
     llvm::set_section(llglobal, &covmap_section_name);
-    llvm::set_alignment(llglobal, VAR_ALIGN);
+    // LLVM's coverage mapping format specifies 8-byte alignment for items in this section.
+    llvm::set_alignment(llglobal, Align::EIGHT);
     cx.add_used_global(llglobal);
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +255,8 @@ pub(crate) fn save_func_record_to_mod<'ll, 'tcx>(
     llvm::set_linkage(llglobal, llvm::Linkage::LinkOnceODRLinkage);
     llvm::set_visibility(llglobal, llvm::Visibility::Hidden);
     llvm::set_section(llglobal, covfun_section_name);
-    llvm::set_alignment(llglobal, VAR_ALIGN);
+    // LLVM's coverage mapping format specifies 8-byte alignment for items in this section.
+    llvm::set_alignment(llglobal, Align::EIGHT);
     llvm::set_comdat(cx.llmod, llglobal, &func_record_var_name);
     cx.add_used_global(llglobal);
 }