diff --git a/include/hermit/malloc.h b/include/hermit/malloc.h
index 8537078f0..bcdc948be 100644
--- a/include/hermit/malloc.h
+++ b/include/hermit/malloc.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef union buddy {
 		/// Must be equal to BUDDY_MAGIC for a valid memory block
 		uint16_t magic;
 		/// padding to gurantee a sizeof 32Byte
-		uint8_t padding[28];
+		//uint8_t padding[28];
 	} prefix;
 } buddy_t;