diff --git a/erasure_code/erasure_code_perf.c b/erasure_code/erasure_code_perf.c
index 7d6651a..df33ed5 100644
--- a/erasure_code/erasure_code_perf.c
+++ b/erasure_code/erasure_code_perf.c
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 exit:
         free(err_list);
         for (i = 0; i < TEST_SOURCES; i++) {
-                free(buffs[i]);
-                free(temp_buffs[i]);
+                aligned_free(buffs[i]);
+                aligned_free(temp_buffs[i]);
         }
         return ret;
 }
diff --git a/erasure_code/erasure_code_update_perf.c b/erasure_code/erasure_code_update_perf.c
index 91aad8b..b2da352 100644
--- a/erasure_code/erasure_code_update_perf.c
+++ b/erasure_code/erasure_code_update_perf.c
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 exit:
         free(err_list);
         for (i = 0; i < TEST_SOURCES; i++) {
-                free(buffs[i]);
-                free(temp_buffs[i]);
-                free(update_buffs[i]);
-                free(perf_update_buffs[i]);
+                aligned_free(buffs[i]);
+                aligned_free(temp_buffs[i]);
+                aligned_free(update_buffs[i]);
+                aligned_free(perf_update_buffs[i]);
         }
         return ret;
 }