diff --git a/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp b/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp
index abd9bbdbd9..7036574cce 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp
@@ -2493,6 +2493,16 @@ calloc(size_t numElements, size_t size)
 }
 
 
+void *
+aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
+{
+	if ((size % alignment) != 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return memalign(alignment, size);
+}
+
+
 void
 deferred_free(void *block)
 {
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
index f9f1456076..5141439e42 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
@@ -229,16 +229,6 @@ posix_memalign(void** _pointer, size_t alignment, size_t size)
 }
 
 
-void *
-aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
-{
-	if ((size % alignment) != 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return memalign(alignment, size);
-}
-
-
 void
 free_etc(void *address, uint32 flags)
 {