diff --git a/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_axpyf_opt_var1.c b/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_axpyf_opt_var1.c
index da87112a4..e57e29669 100644
--- a/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_axpyf_opt_var1.c
+++ b/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_axpyf_opt_var1.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void bli_daxpyf_opt_var1(
 		use_ref = TRUE;
 	}
 	else if ( inca != 1 || incx != 1 || incy != 1 ||
-	          bli_is_unaligned_to( a+lda, 16 ) )
+	          bli_is_unaligned_to( lda*sizeof(double), 16 ) )
 	{
 		use_ref = TRUE;
 	}
diff --git a/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxaxpyf_opt_var1.c b/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxaxpyf_opt_var1.c
index e5a7fead3..2f907a8f7 100644
--- a/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxaxpyf_opt_var1.c
+++ b/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxaxpyf_opt_var1.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void bli_ddotxaxpyf_opt_var1( conj_t             conjat,
 		use_ref = TRUE;
 	}
     else if ( inca != 1 || incw != 1 || incx != 1 || incy != 1 || incz != 1 ||
-	          bli_is_unaligned_to( a+lda, 16 ) )
+	          bli_is_unaligned_to( lda*sizeof(double), 16 ) )
     {
         use_ref = TRUE;
     }
diff --git a/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxf_opt_var1.c b/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxf_opt_var1.c
index e09e8fe92..1dab93b5c 100644
--- a/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxf_opt_var1.c
+++ b/kernels/x86_64/core2-sse3/1f/bli_dotxf_opt_var1.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void bli_ddotxf_opt_var1(
 		use_ref = TRUE;
 	}
     else if ( inca != 1 || incx != 1 || incy != 1 ||
-	          bli_is_unaligned_to( a+lda, 16 ) )
+	          bli_is_unaligned_to( lda*sizeof(double), 16 ) )
     {
         use_ref = TRUE;
     }