diff --git a/src/packet.c b/src/packet.c
index 9dc4bc6f..41527364 100644
--- a/src/packet.c
+++ b/src/packet.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pktbuf_alloc(const void *data, size_t size)
   pb->pb_size = size;
 
   if(size > 0) {
-    pb->pb_data = aligned_alloc(PKTBUF_DATA_ALIGN, size + 8);
+    pb->pb_data = malloc(size);
     if(data != NULL)
       memcpy(pb->pb_data, data, size);
   }