diff --git a/block/blkio.c b/block/blkio.c
index bc2f21784c..882e1c297b 100644
--- a/block/blkio.c
+++ b/block/blkio.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ static int blkio_resize_bounce_pool(BDRVBlkioState *s, int64_t bytes)
     /* Pad size to reduce frequency of resize calls */
     bytes += 128 * 1024;
 
+    /* Align the pool size to avoid blkio_alloc_mem_region() failure */
+    bytes = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(bytes, s->mem_region_alignment);
+
     WITH_QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&s->blkio_lock) {
         int ret;