diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
index d0d634b44..75cabaf84 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
@@ -4461,8 +4461,9 @@ finish_qsprintf:
                             int32_t *tmpar = Xmalloc(numbytes);
                             kread(fil, tmpar, numbytes);
 #endif
-                            aGameArrays[j].plValues = (intptr_t *)Xrealloc(
-                                aGameArrays[j].plValues, numelts * GAR_ELTSZ);
+                            Baligned_free(aGameArrays[j].plValues);
+                            aGameArrays[j].plValues = (intptr_t *)Xaligned_alloc(
+                                ACTOR_VAR_ALIGNMENT, numelts * GAR_ELTSZ);
                             aGameArrays[j].size = numelts;
 #ifdef BITNESS64
                             for (int32_t i=0; i<numelts; i++)
@@ -4521,7 +4522,8 @@ finish_qsprintf:
                 if (asize > 0)
                 {
                     /*OSD_Printf(OSDTEXT_GREEN "CON_RESIZEARRAY: resizing array %s from %d to %d\n", aGameArrays[j].szLabel, aGameArrays[j].size, asize);*/
-                    aGameArrays[j].plValues = (intptr_t *)Xrealloc(aGameArrays[j].plValues, GAR_ELTSZ * asize);
+                    Baligned_free(aGameArrays[j].plValues);
+                    aGameArrays[j].plValues = (intptr_t *)Xaligned_alloc(ACTOR_VAR_ALIGNMENT, GAR_ELTSZ * asize);
                     aGameArrays[j].size = asize;
                 }
                 continue;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c
index afcbd124e..14543b3fd 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 #define _gamevars_c_
 
-#define PLAYER_VAR_ALIGNMENT (sizeof(intptr_t))
-#define ACTOR_VAR_ALIGNMENT 16
-
 #ifdef LUNATIC
 int32_t g_noResetVars;
 LUNATIC_CB void (*A_ResetVars)(int32_t iActor);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h
index 7e31f27f7..ac8d7dd0a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamevars.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ enum GamevarFlags_t {
 
 #if !defined LUNATIC
 
+// Alignments for per-player and per-across variables.
+#define PLAYER_VAR_ALIGNMENT (sizeof(intptr_t))
+#define ACTOR_VAR_ALIGNMENT 16
+
 # define MAXGAMEARRAYS (MAXGAMEVARS>>2) // must be lower than MAXGAMEVARS
 # define MAXARRAYLABEL MAXVARLABEL