diff --git a/vp8/encoder/mcomp.c b/vp8/encoder/mcomp.c
index 33aaa2ca9..c210c1de2 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/mcomp.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/mcomp.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ int vp8_full_search_sadx8(MACROBLOCK *x, BLOCK *b, BLOCKD *d, MV *ref_mv, int er
     int col_min = ref_col - distance;
     int col_max = ref_col + distance;
 
-    unsigned short sad_array8[8];
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_ARRAY(16, unsigned short, sad_array8, 8);
     unsigned int sad_array[3];
 
     // Work out the mid point for the search
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/x86/sad_sse4.asm b/vp8/encoder/x86/sad_sse4.asm
index 21e2e5007..03ecec4b3 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/x86/sad_sse4.asm
+++ b/vp8/encoder/x86/sad_sse4.asm
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ sym(vp8_sad16x16x8_sse4):
         PROCESS_16X2X8 0
 
         mov             rdi,        arg(4)           ;Results
-        movdqu          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
+        movdqa          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
 
     ; begin epilog
     pop         rdi
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sym(vp8_sad16x8x8_sse4):
         PROCESS_16X2X8 0
 
         mov             rdi,        arg(4)           ;Results
-        movdqu          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
+        movdqa          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
 
     ; begin epilog
     pop         rdi
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ sym(vp8_sad8x8x8_sse4):
         PROCESS_8X2X8 0
 
         mov             rdi,        arg(4)           ;Results
-        movdqu          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
+        movdqa          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
 
     ; begin epilog
     pop         rdi
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ sym(vp8_sad8x16x8_sse4):
         PROCESS_8X2X8 0
         PROCESS_8X2X8 0
         mov             rdi,        arg(4)           ;Results
-        movdqu          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
+        movdqa          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
 
     ; begin epilog
     pop         rdi
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ sym(vp8_sad4x4x8_sse4):
         PROCESS_4X2X8 0
 
         mov             rdi,        arg(4)           ;Results
-        movdqu          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
+        movdqa          XMMWORD PTR [rdi],    xmm1
 
     ; begin epilog
     pop         rdi