diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c b/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c
index e86d7c25d94d..dc905edb27d6 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc3/helper.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static const struct comp_driver *get_drv(struct sof_ipc_comp *comp)
 	}
 
 	offset = comp->hdr.size - comp->ext_data_length;
-	if ((offset & 0x3) != 0) {
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED(offset, 4)) {
 		tr_err(&comp_tr, "Invalid ext data offset %lx", offset);
 		goto out;
 	}