diff --git a/src/cmd/5g/galign.c b/src/cmd/5g/galign.c
index f5c642735e8..76affbf0085 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5g/galign.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5g/galign.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Typedef	typedefs[] =
 	"uint",		TUINT,		TUINT32,
 	"uintptr",	TUINTPTR,	TUINT32,
 	"float",	TFLOAT,		TFLOAT32,
+	"complex",	TCOMPLEX,	TCOMPLEX64,
 	0
 };
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/8g/galign.c b/src/cmd/8g/galign.c
index 351cd01b77e..346647205af 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8g/galign.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8g/galign.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Typedef	typedefs[] =
 	"uint",		TUINT,		TUINT32,
 	"uintptr",	TUINTPTR,	TUINT32,
 	"float",	TFLOAT,		TFLOAT32,
+	"complex",	TCOMPLEX,	TCOMPLEX64,
 	0
 };