diff --git a/sysdeps/nptl/pthreadP.h b/sysdeps/nptl/pthreadP.h
index c9b5a2af11..4f649267b3 100644
--- a/sysdeps/nptl/pthreadP.h
+++ b/sysdeps/nptl/pthreadP.h
@@ -698,9 +698,11 @@ check_stacksize_attr (size_t st)
   _Static_assert (sizeof (type) == size,				\
 		  "sizeof (" #type ") != " #size)
 
-#define ASSERT_PTHREAD_INTERNAL_SIZE(type, internal) 			\
-  _Static_assert (sizeof ((type) { { 0 } }).__size >= sizeof (internal),\
-		  "sizeof (" #type ".__size) < sizeof (" #internal ")")
+#define ASSERT_PTHREAD_INTERNAL_SIZE(type, internal) 			    \
+  { _Static_assert (sizeof ((type) { { 0 } }).__size >= sizeof (internal),  \
+		    "sizeof (" #type ".__size) < sizeof (" #internal ")");  \
+    _Static_assert (_Alignof (type) >= _Alignof (internal),		    \
+		    "_Aignof (" #type ") < _Alignof (" #internal ")"); }
 
 #define ASSERT_PTHREAD_STRING(x) __STRING (x)
 #define ASSERT_PTHREAD_INTERNAL_OFFSET(type, member, offset)		\