diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/MachineBlockPlacement.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/MachineBlockPlacement.cpp
index cd948e2..774df81 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/MachineBlockPlacement.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/MachineBlockPlacement.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineLoopInfo.h"
 #include "llvm/CodeGen/MachineModuleInfo.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Allocator.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/CommandLine.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Debug.h"
 #include "llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h"
 #include "llvm/Target/TargetLowering.h"
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@
 STATISTIC(UncondBranchTakenFreq,
           "Potential frequency of taking unconditional branches");
 
+static cl::opt<unsigned> AlignAllBlock("align-all-blocks",
+                                       cl::desc("Force the alignment of all "
+                                                "blocks in the function."),
+                                       cl::init(0), cl::Hidden);
+
 namespace {
 class BlockChain;
 /// \brief Type for our function-wide basic block -> block chain mapping.
@@ -1083,6 +1089,14 @@
   TLI = F.getTarget().getTargetLowering();
   assert(BlockToChain.empty());
 
+  if (AlignAllBlock) {
+    // Align all of the blocks in the function to a specific alignment.
+    for (MachineFunction::iterator FI = F.begin(), FE = F.end();
+         FI != FE; ++FI)
+      FI->setAlignment(AlignAllBlock);
+    return true;
+  }
+
   buildCFGChains(F);
 
   BlockToChain.clear();