diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
index 8f3346e10bff053df5b12e0843a4d60563d2e36f..9b2d9c76b0a396acd7a54ce5bf8d649f49956d85 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -405,6 +405,12 @@ fn gen(self: *Self) InnerError!void {
         const aligned_stack_end = mem.alignForward(stack_end, self.stack_align);
         if (aligned_stack_end > 0) {
             self.mir_instructions.items(.data)[backpatch_reloc].imm = @intCast(i32, aligned_stack_end);
+        } else {
+            self.mir_instructions.set(backpatch_reloc, .{
+                .tag = .nop,
+                .ops = undefined,
+                .data = undefined,
+            });
         }
 
         if (self.exitlude_jump_relocs.items.len == 1) {
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
index 7fd81d46c29d5ece7d50353e2005daff06b2830f..d337b7c6296ef44b41374885b283cb2530e50ff7 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ pub fn emitMir(emit: *Emit) InnerError!void {
             .@"test" => try emit.mirTest(inst),
 
             .brk => try emit.mirBrk(),
+            .nop => try emit.mirNop(),
 
             .call_extern => try emit.mirCallExtern(inst),
 
@@ -185,6 +186,11 @@ fn mirBrk(emit: *Emit) InnerError!void {
     encoder.opcode_1byte(0xcc);
 }
 
+fn mirNop(emit: *Emit) InnerError!void {
+    const encoder = try Encoder.init(emit.code, 1);
+    encoder.opcode_1byte(0x90);
+}
+
 fn mirSyscall(emit: *Emit) InnerError!void {
     const encoder = try Encoder.init(emit.code, 2);
     encoder.opcode_2byte(0x0f, 0x05);
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/Mir.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/Mir.zig
index 05d374a856a9b44de0bf2fb00ea341421895aa97..690b1ce5f2a446de66f7e9e9542c4926662de3e4 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/Mir.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/Mir.zig
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
         /// Breakpoint
         brk,
 
+        /// Nop
+        nop,
+
         /// Pseudo-instructions
         /// call extern function
         /// Notes: