diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 3cfaae2e7..a52e96b40 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $(obj)/barebox_default_env: FORCE
 	$(call cmd,envs)
 
 quiet_cmd_env_h = ENVH    $@
-cmd_env_h = cat $< | (cd $(obj) && $(objtree)/scripts/bin2c default_environment) > $@; \
+cmd_env_h = cat $< | (cd $(obj) && $(objtree)/scripts/bin2c "__aligned(4) default_environment") > $@; \
 	echo "static const int default_environment_uncompress_size=`stat -c%s $(obj)/barebox_default_env`;" >> $@
 
 $(obj)/barebox_default_env.h: $(obj)/barebox_default_env$(DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_SUFFIX) FORCE
diff --git a/common/startup.c b/common/startup.c
index 4bc5628f4..6847b61b4 100644
--- a/common/startup.c
+++ b/common/startup.c
@@ -53,21 +53,12 @@ static int register_default_env(void)
 	void *defaultenv;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_NONE)) {
-		void *tmp = malloc(default_environment_size);
-
-		if (!tmp)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		memcpy(tmp, default_environment, default_environment_size);
 
 		defaultenv = xzalloc(default_environment_uncompress_size);
 
-		ret = uncompress(tmp, default_environment_size,
+		ret = uncompress(default_environment, default_environment_size,
 				NULL, NULL,
 				defaultenv, NULL, uncompress_err_stdout);
-
-		free(tmp);
-
 		if (ret) {
 			free(defaultenv);
 			return ret;