diff --git a/src/link/Coff.zig b/src/link/Coff.zig
index 1b25ee5e09..4da960f552 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff.zig
@@ -1391,9 +1391,11 @@ fn updateNavCode(
 
     log.debug("updateNavCode {} 0x{x}", .{ nav.fqn.fmt(ip), nav_index });
 
-    const required_alignment = pt.navAlignment(nav_index).max(
-        target_util.minFunctionAlignment(zcu.navFileScope(nav_index).mod.resolved_target.result),
-    );
+    const target = zcu.navFileScope(nav_index).mod.resolved_target.result;
+    const required_alignment = switch (pt.navAlignment(nav_index)) {
+        .none => target_util.defaultFunctionAlignment(target),
+        else => |a| a.maxStrict(target_util.minFunctionAlignment(target)),
+    };
 
     const nav_metadata = self.navs.get(nav_index).?;
     const atom_index = nav_metadata.atom;
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
index 893d3ce336..d77b7fc39b 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
@@ -1277,9 +1277,11 @@ fn updateNavCode(
 
     log.debug("updateNavCode {}({d})", .{ nav.fqn.fmt(ip), nav_index });
 
-    const required_alignment = pt.navAlignment(nav_index).max(
-        target_util.minFunctionAlignment(zcu.navFileScope(nav_index).mod.resolved_target.result),
-    );
+    const target = zcu.navFileScope(nav_index).mod.resolved_target.result;
+    const required_alignment = switch (pt.navAlignment(nav_index)) {
+        .none => target_util.defaultFunctionAlignment(target),
+        else => |a| a.maxStrict(target_util.minFunctionAlignment(target)),
+    };
 
     const sym = self.symbol(sym_index);
     const esym = &self.symtab.items(.elf_sym)[sym.esym_index];
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig b/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
index 666a73f600..097be1bc70 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
@@ -962,9 +962,11 @@ fn updateNavCode(
 
     log.debug("updateNavCode {} 0x{x}", .{ nav.fqn.fmt(ip), nav_index });
 
-    const required_alignment = pt.navAlignment(nav_index).max(
-        target_util.minFunctionAlignment(zcu.navFileScope(nav_index).mod.resolved_target.result),
-    );
+    const target = zcu.navFileScope(nav_index).mod.resolved_target.result;
+    const required_alignment = switch (pt.navAlignment(nav_index)) {
+        .none => target_util.defaultFunctionAlignment(target),
+        else => |a| a.maxStrict(target_util.minFunctionAlignment(target)),
+    };
 
     const sect = &macho_file.sections.items(.header)[sect_index];
     const sym = &self.symbols.items[sym_index];