diff --git a/common/cmd_ubi.c b/common/cmd_ubi.c
index cbc10c5..10eea65 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ubi.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ubi.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 	tbuf_size = vol->usable_leb_size;
 	if (size < tbuf_size)
 		tbuf_size = ALIGN(size, ubi->min_io_size);
-	tbuf = malloc(tbuf_size);
+	tbuf = malloc_cache_aligned(tbuf_size);
 	if (!tbuf) {
 		printf("NO MEM\n");
 		return ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c
index ee2c24d..21b4a61 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_util.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@
 
 	patt_count = ARRAY_SIZE(patterns);
 
-	buf = malloc(nand->erasesize);
+	buf = malloc_cache_aligned(nand->erasesize);
 	if (buf == NULL) {
 		puts("Out of memory for erase block buffer\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 10f8fff..0bf52db 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = (struct inode *)malloc(sizeof(struct ubifs_inode));
+	inode = (struct inode *)malloc_cache_aligned(
+			sizeof(struct ubifs_inode));
 	if (inode) {
 		inode->i_ino = ino;
 		inode->i_sb = sb;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * Allocate and use new inode
 	 */
-	ino = (struct inode *)malloc(sizeof(struct ubifs_inode));
+	ino = (struct inode *)malloc_cache_aligned(sizeof(struct ubifs_inode));
 	memcpy(ino, inode, sizeof(struct ubifs_inode));
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
index 6dd6174..4daa7fa 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 	struct crypto_comp *ptr;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	ptr = malloc(sizeof(struct crypto_comp));
+	ptr = malloc_cache_aligned(sizeof(struct crypto_comp));
 	while (i < UBIFS_COMPR_TYPES_CNT) {
 		comp = ubifs_compressors[i];
 		if (!comp) {
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
 				 * destination area to a multiple of
 				 * UBIFS_BLOCK_SIZE.
 				 */
-				buff = malloc(UBIFS_BLOCK_SIZE);
+				buff = malloc_cache_aligned(UBIFS_BLOCK_SIZE);
 				if (!buff) {
 					printf("%s: Error, malloc fails!\n",
 					       __func__);
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index c48e5bc..c12f402 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -1060,6 +1060,15 @@
 #define DEFINE_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(type, name, size)			\
 	DEFINE_ALIGN_BUFFER(type, name, size, ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN)
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#include <malloc.h>
+
+static inline void *malloc_cache_aligned(size_t size)
+{
+	return memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN, ALIGN(size, ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN));
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * check_member() - Check the offset of a structure member
  *
diff --git a/lib/gzip.c b/lib/gzip.c
index ff37d4f..cd8e9fe 100644
--- a/lib/gzip.c
+++ b/lib/gzip.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	size *= items;
 	size = (size + ZALLOC_ALIGNMENT - 1) & ~(ZALLOC_ALIGNMENT - 1);
 
-	p = malloc (size);
+	p = malloc_cache_aligned(size);
 
 	return (p);
 }
diff --git a/lib/zlib/zutil.c b/lib/zlib/zutil.c
index 14f6eb1..173a81d 100644
--- a/lib/zlib/zutil.c
+++ b/lib/zlib/zutil.c
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@
  */
 #ifndef MY_ZCALLOC /* Any system without a special alloc function */
 
+#ifndef __UBOOT__
 #ifndef STDC
 extern voidp    malloc OF((uInt size));
 extern voidp    calloc OF((uInt items, uInt size));
 extern void     free   OF((voidpf ptr));
 #endif
+#endif
 
 voidpf zcalloc(voidpf opaque, unsigned items, unsigned size)
 {