diff --git a/utils/ihash.c b/utils/ihash.c
index e6f8c7ef..9896431c 100644
--- a/utils/ihash.c
+++ b/utils/ihash.c
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ int IHashStats2(IHashTable *table,
   if(nEntries) *nEntries = table->iht_nEntries;
 
   return 
-    UtlsStatMallocMem(sizeof(IHashTable)) + 
-    UtlsStatMallocMem(sizeof(void *)* table->iht_nBuckets);
+    IHashAlignedSize(sizeof(IHashTable)) + 
+    IHashAlignedSize(sizeof(void *)* table->iht_nBuckets);
 }
 
 /* hash for key fields that are pointers to strings */
diff --git a/utils/ihash.h b/utils/ihash.h
index 5d9faabb..91c0dc4a 100644
--- a/utils/ihash.h
+++ b/utils/ihash.h
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
 #ifndef _IHASH_H
 #define	_IHASH_H
 
+/* returns total memory required for malloc of given size, for	*/
+/* routine IHashStat2() only.					*/
+
+static __inline__ int IHashAlignedSize(int size)
+{
+    int result;
+    /* Expand size to be double-word (64 bit) aligned */
+    result = ((size + 7) / 8) * 8;
+}
+
 /* The IHashTable struct should not be manipulated directly by clients */
 
 typedef struct ihashtable