diff --git a/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16-debug.S b/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16-debug.S
index 5167944d..12e11649 100644
--- a/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16-debug.S
+++ b/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16-debug.S
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 	.globl entry16_debug_pre32
 	.globl entry16_debug_first32
 	.globl entry16_debug_old_first32
-	.arch i386
 	.balign 16
 entry16_debug:
 	.code32
+	.arch i386
 	/* Compute where I am running at (assumes esp valid) */
 	call	1f
 1:	popl	%ebx
diff --git a/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16.S b/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16.S
index c051aab0..eace0958 100644
--- a/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16.S
+++ b/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32-16.S
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 #undef i386	
 	.text
 	.globl entry16, entry16_regs
-	.arch i386
 	.balign 16
 entry16:
 	.code32
+	.arch i386
 	/* Compute where I am running at (assumes esp valid) */
 	call	1f
 1:	popl	%ebx
diff --git a/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32.S b/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32.S
index f7a494f1..8ce9e316 100644
--- a/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32.S
+++ b/purgatory/arch/i386/entry32.S
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 #undef i386
 
 	.text
-	.arch	i386
 	.globl entry32, entry32_regs
 entry32:
 	.code32
+	.arch	i386
 
 	/* Setup a gdt that should that is generally usefully */
 	lgdt	%cs:gdt
diff --git a/purgatory/arch/i386/setup-x86.S b/purgatory/arch/i386/setup-x86.S
index 201bb2cb..a212eed4 100644
--- a/purgatory/arch/i386/setup-x86.S
+++ b/purgatory/arch/i386/setup-x86.S
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 #undef i386
 
 	.text
-	.arch	i386
 	.globl purgatory_start
 purgatory_start:
 	.code32
+	.arch	i386
 
 	/* Load a gdt so I know what the segment registers are */
 	lgdt	%cs:gdt