diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCMCAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCMCAsmInfo.cpp
index d2ff3b7827b..c61627ec533 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCMCAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCMCAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ PPCLinuxMCAsmInfo::PPCLinuxMCAsmInfo(bool is64Bit) {
   ZeroDirective = "\t.space\t";
   SetDirective = "\t.set";
   Data64bitsDirective = is64Bit ? "\t.quad\t" : 0;
-  AlignmentIsInBytes = false;
   HasLCOMMDirective = true;
   AssemblerDialect = 0;           // Old-Style mnemonics.
 }