diff --git a/radio/fhi_72/oran-init.c b/radio/fhi_72/oran-init.c
index fd3fdaa5bf..38e766805a 100644
--- a/radio/fhi_72/oran-init.c
+++ b/radio/fhi_72/oran-init.c
@@ -306,7 +306,14 @@ static void oran_allocate_buffers(void *handle,
   uint32_t xran_max_antenna_nr = RTE_MAX(fh_config->neAxc, fh_config->neAxcUl);
   uint32_t xran_max_sections_per_slot = RTE_MAX(fh_config->max_sections_per_slot, XRAN_MIN_SECTIONS_PER_SLOT);
 
-  pi->buf_list = _mm_malloc(sizeof(*pi->buf_list), 256);
+#if defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
+    // ARM-specific memory allocation
+    int ret = posix_memalign((void**)&pi->buf_list, 256, sizeof(*pi->buf_list));
+    AssertFatal(ret == 0, "out of memory\n");
+#else
+    // Intel-specific memory allocation
+    pi->buf_list = _mm_malloc(sizeof(*pi->buf_list), 256);
+#endif
   AssertFatal(pi->buf_list != NULL, "out of memory\n");
   oran_buf_list_t *bl = pi->buf_list;