diff --git a/kernel/brick.c b/kernel/brick.c
index 0626a1e2..9ffd3b51 100644
--- a/kernel/brick.c
+++ b/kernel/brick.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ int generic_brick_init_full(
 	const char **names)
 {
 	struct generic_brick *brick = data;
+	int brick_size;
 	int status;
 	int i;
 
@@ -173,8 +174,10 @@ int generic_brick_init_full(
 	status = generic_brick_init(brick_type, brick, names ? *names++ : NULL);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
-	data += brick_type->brick_size;
-	size -= brick_type->brick_size;
+	brick_size = brick_type->brick_size;
+	brick_size = DIV_ROUND_UP(brick_size, sizeof(void *)) * sizeof(void *);
+	data += brick_size;
+	size -= brick_size;
 	if (size < 0) {
 		BRICK_ERR("Not enough MEMORY\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/kernel/brick.h b/kernel/brick.h
index be1bab77..d8991526 100644
--- a/kernel/brick.h
+++ b/kernel/brick.h
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ INLINE int generic_size(const struct generic_brick_type *brick_type)
 {
 	int size = brick_type->brick_size;
 	int i;
+
+	size = DIV_ROUND_UP(size, sizeof(void *)) * sizeof(void *);
 	size += brick_type->max_inputs * sizeof(void*);
 	for (i = 0; i < brick_type->max_inputs; i++) {
 		size += brick_type->default_input_types[i]->input_size;
diff --git a/kernel/sy_old/sy_generic.c b/kernel/sy_old/sy_generic.c
index 7ff7d065..11c523bb 100644
--- a/kernel/sy_old/sy_generic.c
+++ b/kernel/sy_old/sy_generic.c
@@ -2842,7 +2842,9 @@ struct mars_brick *mars_make_brick(struct mars_global *global, struct mars_dent
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	size = brick_type->brick_size +
+	size = brick_type->brick_size;
+	size = DIV_ROUND_UP(size, sizeof(void *)) * sizeof(void *);
+	size +=
 		(brick_type->max_inputs + brick_type->max_outputs) * sizeof(void*);
 	input_types = brick_type->default_input_types;
 	for (i = 0; i < brick_type->max_inputs; i++) {