diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index 3e1340fa..d26a4b8c 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ const char *ea_custom_name(uint ea);
 #define EA_ALLOW_UNDEF 0x10000		/* ea_find: allow EAF_TYPE_UNDEF */
 #define EA_BIT(n) ((n) << 24)		/* Used in bitfield accessors */
 #define EA_BIT_GET(ea) ((ea) >> 24)
+#define EA_DATA_ALIGN 4			/* Alignment of adata in attribute cache */
 
 #define EAF_TYPE_MASK 0x1f		/* Mask with this to get type */
 #define EAF_TYPE_INT 0x01		/* 32-bit unsigned integer number */
diff --git a/nest/rt-attr.c b/nest/rt-attr.c
index 25936d81..7f3645ee 100644
--- a/nest/rt-attr.c
+++ b/nest/rt-attr.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ ea_list_copy(ea_list *o)
     {
       eattr *a = &o->attrs[i];
       if (!(a->type & EAF_EMBEDDED))
-	elen += sizeof(struct adata) + a->u.ptr->length;
+	elen += BIRD_ALIGN(sizeof(struct adata) + a->u.ptr->length, EA_DATA_ALIGN);
     }
 
   n = mb_alloc(rta_pool, elen);
@@ -777,11 +777,12 @@ ea_list_copy(ea_list *o)
       eattr *a = &n->attrs[i];
       if (!(a->type & EAF_EMBEDDED))
 	{
-	  unsigned size = sizeof(struct adata) + a->u.ptr->length;
+	  uint size_u = sizeof(struct adata) + a->u.ptr->length;
+	  uint size = BIRD_ALIGN(size_u, EA_DATA_ALIGN);
 	  ASSERT_DIE(adpos + size <= elen);
 
 	  struct adata *d = ((void *) n) + adpos;
-	  memcpy(d, a->u.ptr, size);
+	  memcpy(d, a->u.ptr, size_u);
 	  a->u.ptr = d;
 
 	  adpos += size;