diff --git a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
index b27601b420..451c363f56 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
@@ -906,7 +906,9 @@ fn updateDeclCode(
 
     log.debug("updateDeclCode {}{*}", .{ decl_name.fmt(&mod.intern_pool), decl });
 
-    const required_alignment = decl.getAlignment(mod);
+    const required_alignment = decl.getAlignment(mod).max(
+        target_util.minFunctionAlignment(mod.getTarget()),
+    );
 
     const sym = elf_file.symbol(sym_index);
     const esym = &self.local_esyms.items(.elf_sym)[sym.esym_index];
@@ -1634,6 +1636,7 @@ const log = std.log.scoped(.link);
 const mem = std.mem;
 const relocation = @import("relocation.zig");
 const trace = @import("../../tracy.zig").trace;
+const target_util = @import("../../target.zig");
 const std = @import("std");
 
 const Air = @import("../../Air.zig");
diff --git a/src/target.zig b/src/target.zig
index 6af301e001..8f6473ba8e 100644
--- a/src/target.zig
+++ b/src/target.zig
@@ -431,6 +431,13 @@ pub fn defaultFunctionAlignment(target: std.Target) Alignment {
     };
 }
 
+pub fn minFunctionAlignment(target: std.Target) Alignment {
+    return switch (target.cpu.arch) {
+        .riscv64 => .@"2",
+        else => .@"1",
+    };
+}
+
 pub fn supportsFunctionAlignment(target: std.Target) bool {
     return switch (target.cpu.arch) {
         .wasm32, .wasm64 => false,
diff --git a/test/behavior/align.zig b/test/behavior/align.zig
index 3e22d8e175..533b5dce77 100644
--- a/test/behavior/align.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/align.zig
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ test "function alignment" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     // function alignment is a compile error on wasm32/wasm64
     if (native_arch == .wasm32 or native_arch == .wasm64) return error.SkipZigTest;
diff --git a/test/behavior/defer.zig b/test/behavior/defer.zig
index 4ea6f54787..fc764f55e3 100644
--- a/test/behavior/defer.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/defer.zig
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ test "errdefer with payload" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn foo() !i32 {
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ test "reference to errdefer payload" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_wasm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn foo() !i32 {
diff --git a/test/behavior/optional.zig b/test/behavior/optional.zig
index 5af4e42b5c..ad90d5fd0a 100644
--- a/test/behavior/optional.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/optional.zig
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ test "cast slice to const slice nested in error union and optional" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn inner() !?[]u8 {
diff --git a/test/behavior/switch.zig b/test/behavior/switch.zig
index b875caa94a..8db6989b98 100644
--- a/test/behavior/switch.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/switch.zig
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ test "else prong of switch on error set excludes other cases" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -467,7 +466,6 @@ test "switch prongs with error set cases make a new error set type for capture v
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
diff --git a/test/behavior/try.zig b/test/behavior/try.zig
index 53fdc48934..cc76658e93 100644
--- a/test/behavior/try.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/try.zig
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ test "`try`ing an if/else expression" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn getError() !void {