diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/CellSPU/SPUTargetMachine.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/CellSPU/SPUTargetMachine.cpp
index 3423c69..3ed7361 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/CellSPU/SPUTargetMachine.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/CellSPU/SPUTargetMachine.cpp
@@ -59,3 +59,12 @@
   PM.add(createSPUISelDag(*this));
   return false;
 }
+
+// passes to run just before printing the assembly
+bool SPUTargetMachine::
+addPreEmitPass(PassManagerBase &PM, CodeGenOpt::Level OptLevel) 
+{
+  //align instructions with nops/lnops for dual issue
+  PM.add(createSPUNopFillerPass(*this));
+  return true;
+}