diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_context.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_context.c
index e8ce5adfd51..cea893fc4fc 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i830_context.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "tnl/t_pipeline.h"
 #include "intel_tris.h"
 #include "util/ralloc.h"
+#include "util/u_memory.h"
 
 /***************************************
  * Mesa's Driver Functions
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ i830CreateContext(int api,
                   void *sharedContextPrivate)
 {
    struct dd_function_table functions;
-   struct i830_context *i830 = rzalloc(NULL, struct i830_context);
+   struct i830_context *i830 = align_calloc(sizeof(struct i830_context), 16);
    struct intel_context *intel = &i830->intel;
    struct gl_context *ctx = &intel->ctx;
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ i830CreateContext(int api,
                          mesaVis, driContextPriv,
                          sharedContextPrivate, &functions,
                          error)) {
-      ralloc_free(i830);
+      align_free(i830);
       return false;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c
index be6d3d8181a..00877da013f 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/i915_context.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "tnl/t_context.h"
 #include "tnl/t_pipeline.h"
 #include "tnl/t_vertex.h"
+#include "util/u_memory.h"
 
 #include "swrast/swrast.h"
 #include "swrast_setup/swrast_setup.h"
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ i915CreateContext(int api,
                   void *sharedContextPrivate)
 {
    struct dd_function_table functions;
-   struct i915_context *i915 = rzalloc(NULL, struct i915_context);
+   struct i915_context *i915 = align_calloc(sizeof(struct i915_context), 16);
    struct intel_context *intel = &i915->intel;
    struct gl_context *ctx = &intel->ctx;
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ i915CreateContext(int api,
                          mesaVis, driContextPriv,
                          sharedContextPrivate, &functions,
                          error)) {
-      ralloc_free(i915);
+      align_free(i915);
       return false;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
index cacc4e9cbc8..7355e03edb2 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
 #include "util/ralloc.h"
+#include "util/u_memory.h"
 
 int INTEL_DEBUG = (0);
 
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ intelDestroyContext(__DRIcontext * driContextPriv)
       /* free the Mesa context */
       _mesa_free_context_data(&intel->ctx, true);
 
-      ralloc_free(intel);
+      align_free(intel);
       driContextPriv->driverPrivate = NULL;
    }
 }