diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index dde229a2ea99ab..f125806622d49d 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ function palloc(that, length) {
   var buf = sliceOnto(allocPool, that, start, end);
   poolOffset = end;
 
+  // Ensure aligned slices
+  if (poolOffset & 0x7) {
+    poolOffset |= 0x7;
+    poolOffset++;
+  }
+
   return buf;
 }