diff --git a/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c b/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c
index add124f..1ffabfa 100644
--- a/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c
+++ b/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 	*he = NO_RECOVERY;
 	return NULL;
 success:
-	bp = (char *)ALIGN(bp);
+	bp = __builtin_align_up(bp, sizeof(uintptr_t));
 	n = (int)(ap - aliases);
 	qlen = (n + 1) * sizeof(*hent->h_aliases);
 	if ((size_t)(ep - bp) < qlen)
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Fix alignment after variable-length data.
-	ptr = (char*)ALIGN(ptr);
+	ptr = __builtin_align_up(ptr, sizeof(uintptr_t));
 
 	int aliases_len = ((int)(aliases - aliases_ptrs) + 1) * sizeof(*hp->h_aliases);
 	if (ptr + aliases_len > hbuf_end) {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Fix alignment after variable-length data.
-	ptr = (char*)ALIGN(ptr);
+	ptr = __builtin_align_up(ptr, sizeof(uintptr_t));
 
 	int addrs_len = ((int)(addr_p - addr_ptrs) + 1) * sizeof(*hp->h_addr_list);
 	if (ptr + addrs_len > hbuf_end) {
diff --git a/libc/dns/net/sethostent.c b/libc/dns/net/sethostent.c
index 5c4bdb5..8ea4315 100644
--- a/libc/dns/net/sethostent.c
+++ b/libc/dns/net/sethostent.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 				HENT_SCOPY(aliases[anum], hp->h_aliases[anum],
 				    ptr, len);
 			}
-			ptr = (void *)ALIGN(ptr);
+			ptr = __builtin_align_up(ptr, sizeof(uintptr_t));
 			if ((size_t)(ptr - buf) >= info->buflen)
 				goto nospc;
 		}