diff --git a/src/base/base_core.h b/src/base/base_core.h
index c705f532..6cb32aa2 100644
--- a/src/base/base_core.h
+++ b/src/base/base_core.h
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@
 # error AlignOf not defined for this compiler.
 #endif
 
+#if COMPILER_MSVC
+# define AlignType(x) __declspec(align(x))
+#elif COMPILER_CLANG || COMPILER_GCC
+# define AlignType(x) __attribute__((aligned(x)))
+#else
+# error AlignType not defined for this compiler.
+#endif
+
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