diff --git a/src/common/header/common.h b/src/common/header/common.h
index 853a161e..8a609a56 100644
--- a/src/common/header/common.h
+++ b/src/common/header/common.h
@@ -53,22 +53,6 @@
  #define CFGDIR ".yq2"
 #endif
 
-// stuff to align variables/arrays
-#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L // C11 or newer
-	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_SIZE(SIZE)  _Alignas(SIZE)
-	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)  _Alignas(TYPE)
-#elif defined(__GNUC__) // GCC and clang should support this attribute
-	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_SIZE(SIZE)  __attribute__(( __aligned__(SIZE) ))
-	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)  __attribute__(( __aligned__(__alignof__(TYPE)) ))
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_SIZE(SIZE)  __declspec( align(SIZE) )
-	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)  __declspec( align( __alignof(TYPE) ) )
-#else
-	#warning "Please add a case for your compiler here to align correctly"
-	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)
-#endif
-
-
 /* ================================================================== */
 
 typedef struct sizebuf_s
diff --git a/src/common/header/shared.h b/src/common/header/shared.h
index 8fca721e..1db9b7c2 100644
--- a/src/common/header/shared.h
+++ b/src/common/header/shared.h
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ typedef unsigned char byte;
  #define NULL ((void *)0)
 #endif
 
+// stuff to align variables/arrays
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L // C11 or newer
+	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_SIZE(SIZE)  _Alignas(SIZE)
+	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)  _Alignas(TYPE)
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) // GCC and clang should support this attribute
+	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_SIZE(SIZE)  __attribute__(( __aligned__(SIZE) ))
+	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)  __attribute__(( __aligned__(__alignof__(TYPE)) ))
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_SIZE(SIZE)  __declspec( align(SIZE) )
+	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)  __declspec( align( __alignof(TYPE) ) )
+#else
+	#warning "Please add a case for your compiler here to align correctly"
+	#define YQ2_ALIGNAS_TYPE(TYPE)
+#endif
+
 /* angle indexes */
 #define PITCH 0                     /* up / down */
 #define YAW 1                       /* left / right */