diff --git a/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h b/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h
index 59987e232..e0546751f 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ spa_pod_parser_deref(struct spa_pod_parser *parser, uint32_t offset, uint32_t si
 		 * Check that the pointer is aligned and that the size (rounded
 		 * to the next multiple of 8) is in bounds.
 		 */
-		if (SPA_IS_ALIGNED(pod, 8) &&
+		if (SPA_IS_ALIGNED(pod, __alignof__(struct spa_pod)) &&
 		    long_offset + SPA_ROUND_UP_N((uint64_t)SPA_POD_BODY_SIZE(pod), 8) <= size)
 			return (struct spa_pod *)pod;
 	}