diff --git a/src/liballoc_system/lib.rs b/src/liballoc_system/lib.rs
index 1d5e7b73be557..1175aafb4a350 100644
--- a/src/liballoc_system/lib.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc_system/lib.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ mod platform {
             let ptr = if layout.align() <= MIN_ALIGN && layout.align() <= layout.size() {
                 libc::malloc(layout.size()) as *mut u8
             } else {
+                #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+                {
+                    if layout.align() > (1 << 31) {
+                        return Err(AllocErr::Unsupported {
+                            details: "requested alignment too large"
+                        })
+                    }
+                }
                 aligned_malloc(&layout)
             };
             if !ptr.is_null() {
diff --git a/src/libcore/heap.rs b/src/libcore/heap.rs
index dae60b1647ff5..fe19c923a58d1 100644
--- a/src/libcore/heap.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/heap.rs
@@ -65,13 +65,11 @@ pub struct Layout {
 
 impl Layout {
     /// Constructs a `Layout` from a given `size` and `align`,
-    /// or returns `None` if any of the following conditions
+    /// or returns `None` if either of the following conditions
     /// are not met:
     ///
     /// * `align` must be a power of two,
     ///
-    /// * `align` must not exceed 2<sup>31</sup> (i.e. `1 << 31`),
-    ///
     /// * `size`, when rounded up to the nearest multiple of `align`,
     ///    must not overflow (i.e. the rounded value must be less than
     ///    `usize::MAX`).
@@ -81,10 +79,6 @@ impl Layout {
             return None;
         }
 
-        if align > (1 << 31) {
-            return None;
-        }
-
         // (power-of-two implies align != 0.)
 
         // Rounded up size is:
@@ -113,9 +107,8 @@ impl Layout {
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// This function is unsafe as it does not verify that `align` is
-    /// a power-of-two that is also less than or equal to 2<sup>31</sup>, nor
-    /// that `size` aligned to `align` fits within the address space
-    /// (i.e. the `Layout::from_size_align` preconditions).
+    /// a power-of-two nor `size` aligned to `align` fits within the
+    /// address space (i.e. the `Layout::from_size_align` preconditions).
     #[inline]
     pub unsafe fn from_size_align_unchecked(size: usize, align: usize) -> Layout {
         Layout { size: size, align: align }
@@ -220,10 +213,10 @@ impl Layout {
         let padded_size = self.size.checked_add(self.padding_needed_for(self.align))?;
         let alloc_size = padded_size.checked_mul(n)?;
 
-        // We can assume that `self.align` is a power-of-two that does
-        // not exceed 2<sup>31</sup>. Furthermore, `alloc_size` has already been
-        // rounded up to a multiple of `self.align`; therefore, the
-        // call to `Layout::from_size_align` below should never panic.
+        // We can assume that `self.align` is a power-of-two.
+        // Furthermore, `alloc_size` has already been rounded up
+        // to a multiple of `self.align`; therefore, the call to
+        // `Layout::from_size_align` below should never panic.
         Some((Layout::from_size_align(alloc_size, self.align).unwrap(), padded_size))
     }