diff --git a/hw/tpm/tpm_ppi.c b/hw/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
index ff314592b4..6d9c1a3e40 100644
--- a/hw/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
+++ b/hw/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ void tpm_ppi_reset(TPMPPI *tpmppi)
 void tpm_ppi_init(TPMPPI *tpmppi, struct MemoryRegion *m,
                   hwaddr addr, Object *obj)
 {
-    tpmppi->buf = g_malloc0(HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(TPM_PPI_ADDR_SIZE));
+    tpmppi->buf = qemu_memalign(qemu_real_host_page_size,
+                                HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(TPM_PPI_ADDR_SIZE));
     memory_region_init_ram_device_ptr(&tpmppi->ram, obj, "tpm-ppi",
                                       TPM_PPI_ADDR_SIZE, tpmppi->buf);
     vmstate_register_ram(&tpmppi->ram, DEVICE(obj));