diff --git a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/arraytypes.c.src b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/arraytypes.c.src
index 89b5404b492c..25784c4e6815 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/arraytypes.c.src
+++ b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/arraytypes.c.src
@@ -4138,8 +4138,8 @@ NPY_NO_EXPORT PyArray_Descr @from@_Descr = {
     /* elsize */
     @num@ * sizeof(@fromtype@),
     /* alignment */
-    @num@ * _ALIGN(@fromtype@) > NPY_MAX_COPY_ALIGNMENT ?
-        NPY_MAX_COPY_ALIGNMENT : @num@ * _ALIGN(@fromtype@),
+    _ALIGN(@fromtype@) > NPY_MAX_COPY_ALIGNMENT ?
+        NPY_MAX_COPY_ALIGNMENT : _ALIGN(@fromtype@),
     /* subarray */
     NULL,
     /* fields */