diff --git a/lib/mm/pool.c b/lib/mm/pool.c
index 03e0e2cea..ec439e6ee 100644
--- a/lib/mm/pool.c
+++ b/lib/mm/pool.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ struct pool {
 void _align_chunk(struct chunk *c, unsigned alignment);
 struct chunk *_new_chunk(struct pool *p, size_t s);
 
-/* FIXME: alignment will need to be 4 to work on SUN boxes */
-#define DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT 4
+/* Alignment needs to be 8 for Alpha */
+#define DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT 8
 
 struct pool *create_pool(size_t chunk_hint)
 {