diff --git a/src/node_zlib.cc b/src/node_zlib.cc
index 0b7c47b326c7c5..7e6b38ecd1aa36 100644
--- a/src/node_zlib.cc
+++ b/src/node_zlib.cc
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ class CompressionStream : public AsyncWrap, public ThreadPoolWork {
   }
 
   static void* AllocForBrotli(void* data, size_t size) {
-    size += sizeof(size_t);
+    constexpr size_t offset = std::max(sizeof(size_t), alignof(max_align_t));
+    size += offset;
     CompressionStream* ctx = static_cast<CompressionStream*>(data);
     char* memory = UncheckedMalloc(size);
     if (memory == nullptr) [[unlikely]] {
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ class CompressionStream : public AsyncWrap, public ThreadPoolWork {
     *reinterpret_cast<size_t*>(memory) = size;
     ctx->unreported_allocations_.fetch_add(size,
                                            std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    return memory + sizeof(size_t);
+    return memory + offset;
   }
 
   static void FreeForZlib(void* data, void* pointer) {
@@ -625,7 +626,8 @@ class CompressionStream : public AsyncWrap, public ThreadPoolWork {
       return;
     }
     CompressionStream* ctx = static_cast<CompressionStream*>(data);
-    char* real_pointer = static_cast<char*>(pointer) - sizeof(size_t);
+    constexpr size_t offset = std::max(sizeof(size_t), alignof(max_align_t));
+    char* real_pointer = static_cast<char*>(pointer) - offset;
     size_t real_size = *reinterpret_cast<size_t*>(real_pointer);
     ctx->unreported_allocations_.fetch_sub(real_size,
                                            std::memory_order_relaxed);