diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
index 01fb50f29..1b66a562a 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static void BM_pmsg_short_aligned(int iters) {
         android_log_header_t header;
         android_log_event_int_t payload;
     };
-    char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8] __aligned(8);
+    alignas(8) char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8];
     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
     struct packet *buffer = (struct packet*)(((uintptr_t)buf + 7) & ~7);
     if (((uintptr_t)&buffer->pmsg_header) & 7) {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void BM_pmsg_short_unaligned1(int iters) {
         android_log_header_t header;
         android_log_event_int_t payload;
     };
-    char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8] __aligned(8);
+    alignas(8) char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8];
     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
     struct packet *buffer = (struct packet*)((((uintptr_t)buf + 7) & ~7) + 1);
     if ((((uintptr_t)&buffer->pmsg_header) & 7) != 1) {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void BM_pmsg_long_aligned(int iters) {
         android_log_header_t header;
         android_log_event_int_t payload;
     };
-    char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8 + LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD] __aligned(8);
+    alignas(8) char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8 + LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD];
     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
     struct packet *buffer = (struct packet*)(((uintptr_t)buf + 7) & ~7);
     if (((uintptr_t)&buffer->pmsg_header) & 7) {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void BM_pmsg_long_unaligned1(int iters) {
         android_log_header_t header;
         android_log_event_int_t payload;
     };
-    char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8 + LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD] __aligned(8);
+    alignas(8) char buf[sizeof(struct packet) + 8 + LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD];
     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
     struct packet *buffer = (struct packet*)((((uintptr_t)buf + 7) & ~7) + 1);
     if ((((uintptr_t)&buffer->pmsg_header) & 7) != 1) {
diff --git a/logd/LogListener.cpp b/logd/LogListener.cpp
index 39dd2272a..61b7fd830 100644
--- a/logd/LogListener.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogListener.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bool LogListener::onDataAvailable(SocketClient *cli) {
         + LOGGER_ENTRY_MAX_PAYLOAD];
     struct iovec iov = { buffer, sizeof(buffer) };
 
-    char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred))] __aligned(4);
+    alignas(4) char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred))];
     struct msghdr hdr = {
         NULL,
         0,