diff --git a/src/math/iir_df1_hifi3.c b/src/math/iir_df1_hifi3.c
index cb4dca26ad4b..7c1237f55f79 100644
--- a/src/math/iir_df1_hifi3.c
+++ b/src/math/iir_df1_hifi3.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 int32_t iir_df1(struct iir_state_df1 *iir, int32_t x)
 {
 	ae_int64 acc;
-	ae_valign coef_align = AE_ZALIGN64();
+	ae_valign coef_align;
 	ae_int32x2 coef_a2a1;
 	ae_int32x2 coef_b2b1;
 	ae_int32x2 coef_b0;