diff --git a/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.cpp b/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.cpp
index 3a3f20e..171f9da 100644
--- a/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.cpp
+++ b/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.cpp
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ uint8_t clock_table[256] = {
   7 // F
 };
 
+
 // This optimization is only possible with the GNU compiler -- MSVC does not allow function alignment
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 __attribute__((optimize("align-functions=1024")))
@@ -1479,7 +1480,7 @@ end:
   CALC_STATUS(temp);
   r.status = temp;
 }
-
+  
   this->clock_count = clock_count;
   r.pc = pc;
   r.sp = GET_SP();
diff --git a/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.hpp b/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.hpp
index 7466395..826eb8c 100644
--- a/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.hpp
+++ b/source/quickerNES/core/cpu.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ class Cpu
     result_badop   // unimplemented/illegal instruction
   };
 
+  // This optimization is only possible with the GNU compiler -- MSVC does not allow function alignment
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+  result_t run(nes_time_t end_time) __attribute__((aligned(1024)));
+#else
   result_t run(nes_time_t end_time);
+#endif
 
   nes_time_t time() const { return clock_count; }