diff --git a/vp8/common/reconintra.c b/vp8/common/reconintra.c
index 9bfcb8f3e64ff18b214a9d98ba707c44563ba0be..356655dac7bc6201c84401a8a6f11cd098e12402 100644
--- a/vp8/common/reconintra.c
+++ b/vp8/common/reconintra.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void vp8_build_intra_predictors_mby_s(MACROBLOCKD *x,
                                       int y_stride)
 {
     MB_PREDICTION_MODE mode = x->mode_info_context->mbmi.mode;
-    unsigned char yleft_col[16];
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED(16, uint8_t, yleft_col[16]);
     int i;
     intra_pred_fn fn;