diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index d77b7683..67d52c9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ static inline void *kmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 
 	run_shrinkers();
 
+	size_t alignment = min(rounddown_pow_of_two(size),
+				(size_t)PAGE_SIZE);
+	size = roundup(size, alignment);
 	p = size
-	    ? aligned_alloc(min(rounddown_pow_of_two(size),
-				(size_t)PAGE_SIZE), size)
+	    ? aligned_alloc(alignment, size)
 	    : malloc(0);
 	if (p && (flags & __GFP_ZERO))
 		memset(p, 0, size);