diff --git a/src/IceELFObjectWriter.cpp b/src/IceELFObjectWriter.cpp
index 26e76f0..98b774b 100644
--- a/src/IceELFObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/IceELFObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -388,9 +388,8 @@
     // entry will be created separately.
     if (!Var->hasInitializer())
       continue;
-    Elf64_Xword Align = Var->getAlignment();
     constexpr Elf64_Xword MinAlign = 1;
-    Align = std::max(Align, MinAlign);
+    const auto Align = std::max<Elf64_Xword>(MinAlign, Var->getAlignment());
     Section->padToAlignment(Str, Align);
     SizeT SymbolSize = Var->getNumBytes();
     bool IsExternal = Var->isExternal() || Ctx.getFlags().getDisableInternal();