diff --git a/include/linux/decompress/mm.h b/include/linux/decompress/mm.h
index 9192986b1a7313..ac862422df158b 100644
--- a/include/linux/decompress/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/decompress/mm.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ MALLOC_VISIBLE void *malloc(int size)
 	if (!malloc_ptr)
 		malloc_ptr = free_mem_ptr;
 
-	malloc_ptr = (malloc_ptr + 3) & ~3;     /* Align */
+	malloc_ptr = (malloc_ptr + 7) & ~7;     /* Align */
 
 	p = (void *)malloc_ptr;
 	malloc_ptr += size;