diff --git a/src/allocator.rs b/src/allocator.rs
index a52744f4..5caaa9c8 100644
--- a/src/allocator.rs
+++ b/src/allocator.rs
@@ -71,3 +71,12 @@ impl<A> Locked<A> {
         self.inner.lock()
     }
 }
+
+fn align_up(addr: usize, align: usize) -> usize {
+    let remainder = addr % align;
+    if remainder == 0 {
+        addr // addr already aligned
+    } else {
+        addr - remainder + align
+    }
+}