diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h b/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h
index 2b251bc2c..fe3e449bf 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/Block.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct traits<Block<XprType, BlockRows, BlockCols, InnerPanel, HasDirectAccess>
     MaskPacketAccessBit = (InnerSize == Dynamic || (InnerSize % packet_traits<Scalar>::size) == 0)
                        && (InnerStrideAtCompileTime == 1)
                         ? PacketAccessBit : 0,
-    MaskAlignedBit = (InnerPanel && (OuterStrideAtCompileTime!=Dynamic) && ((OuterStrideAtCompileTime % packet_traits<Scalar>::size) == 0)) ? AlignedBit : 0,
+    MaskAlignedBit = (InnerPanel && (OuterStrideAtCompileTime!=Dynamic) && (((OuterStrideAtCompileTime * sizeof(Scalar)) % 16) == 0)) ? AlignedBit : 0,
     FlagsLinearAccessBit = (RowsAtCompileTime == 1 || ColsAtCompileTime == 1) ? LinearAccessBit : 0,
     FlagsLvalueBit = is_lvalue<XprType>::value ? LvalueBit : 0,
     FlagsRowMajorBit = IsRowMajor ? RowMajorBit : 0,
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/MapBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/MapBase.h
index c23bcbfdc..9426e2d24 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/MapBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/MapBase.h
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ template<typename Derived> class MapBase<Derived, ReadOnlyAccessors>
       EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT(EIGEN_IMPLIES(internal::traits<Derived>::Flags&PacketAccessBit,
                                         internal::inner_stride_at_compile_time<Derived>::ret==1),
                           PACKET_ACCESS_REQUIRES_TO_HAVE_INNER_STRIDE_FIXED_TO_1);
-      eigen_assert(EIGEN_IMPLIES(internal::traits<Derived>::Flags&AlignedBit, (size_t(m_data) % (sizeof(Scalar)*internal::packet_traits<Scalar>::size)) == 0)
-        && "data is not aligned");
+      eigen_assert(EIGEN_IMPLIES(internal::traits<Derived>::Flags&AlignedBit, (size_t(m_data) % 16) == 0)
+                   && "data is not aligned");
     }
 
     PointerType m_data;