diff --git a/atdna/main.cpp b/atdna/main.cpp
index 1b14d4d..aec931e 100644
--- a/atdna/main.cpp
+++ b/atdna/main.cpp
@@ -1870,26 +1870,19 @@ class ATDNAEmitVisitor : public clang::RecursiveASTVisitor<ATDNAEmitVisitor>
                             if (alignVal)
                             {
                                 fileOut << "    /* " << fieldName << " */\n";
-                                if (alignVal == 32)
-                                {
-                                    if (!p)
-                                        fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_READER ".seekAlign32();\n";
-                                    else
-                                        fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".seekAlign32();\n";
-                                }
-                                else if (align.isPowerOf2())
+                                if (align.isPowerOf2())
                                 {
                                     if (!p)
                                         fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_READER ".seek((" ATHENA_DNA_READER ".position() + " << alignVal-1 << ") & ~" << alignVal-1 << ", athena::Begin);\n";
                                     else
-                                        fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".seek((" ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".position() + " << alignVal-1 << ") & ~" << alignVal-1 << ", athena::Begin);\n";
+                                        fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".writeZeroTo((" ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".position() + " << alignVal-1 << ") & ~" << alignVal-1 << ");\n";
                                 }
                                 else
                                 {
                                     if (!p)
                                         fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_READER ".seek((" ATHENA_DNA_READER ".position() + " << alignVal-1 << ") / " << alignVal << " * " << alignVal << ", athena::Begin);\n";
                                     else
-                                        fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".seek((" ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".position() + " << alignVal-1 << ") / " << alignVal << " * " << alignVal << ", athena::Begin);\n";
+                                        fileOut << "    " ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".writeZeroTo((" ATHENA_DNA_WRITER ".position() + " << alignVal-1 << ") / " << alignVal << " * " << alignVal << ");\n";
                                 }
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/include/athena/IStreamWriter.hpp b/include/athena/IStreamWriter.hpp
index ae50c0f..c3940a0 100644
--- a/include/athena/IStreamWriter.hpp
+++ b/include/athena/IStreamWriter.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ public:
      */
     inline void seekAlign32() {seek(ROUND_UP_32(position()), SeekOrigin::Begin);}
 
+    /** @brief Writes zero up to specified absolute offset.<br />
+     */
+    inline void writeZeroTo(atInt64 pos)
+    {
+        atInt64 delta = pos - position();
+        if (delta <= 0)
+            return;
+        for (atInt64 i=0 ; i<delta ; ++i)
+            writeUByte(0);
+    }
+
     /** @brief Returns whether or not the stream is at the end.
      *
      *  @return True if at end; False otherwise.