diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/plib/palloc.h b/src/lib/netlist/plib/palloc.h
index 5189d86f476..9c6512bb949 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/plib/palloc.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/plib/palloc.h
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ namespace plib {
 	//============================================================
 
 	// FIXME: needs a separate file
-	template <class T, std::size_t ALIGN = alignof(T)>
+	template <class T, std::size_t ALIGN = PALIGN_VECTOROPT>
 	class aligned_vector : public std::vector<T, aligned_allocator<T, ALIGN>>
 	{
 	public:
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ namespace plib {
 
 		using base::base;
 
+		base & as_base() noexcept { return *this; }
+		const base & as_base() const noexcept { return *this; }
+
 		C14CONSTEXPR reference operator[](size_type i) noexcept
 		{
 			return assume_aligned_ptr<T, ALIGN>(&(base::operator[](0)))[i];