diff --git a/hw/mem/memory-device.c b/hw/mem/memory-device.c
index 4bc9cf0917..8a736f1a26 100644
--- a/hw/mem/memory-device.c
+++ b/hw/mem/memory-device.c
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@ static uint64_t memory_device_get_free_addr(MachineState *ms,
 
     /* start of address space indicates the maximum alignment we expect */
     if (!QEMU_IS_ALIGNED(range_lob(&as), align)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "the alignment (0x%" PRIx64 ") is not supported",
-                   align);
-        return 0;
+        warn_report("the alignment (0x%" PRIx64 ") exceeds the expected"
+                    " maximum alignment, memory will get fragmented and not"
+                    " all 'maxmem' might be usable for memory devices.",
+                    align);
     }
 
     memory_device_check_addable(ms, size, &err);
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ static uint64_t memory_device_get_free_addr(MachineState *ms,
             return 0;
         }
     } else {
-        if (range_init(&new, range_lob(&as), size)) {
+        if (range_init(&new, QEMU_ALIGN_UP(range_lob(&as), align), size)) {
             error_setg(errp, "can't add memory device, device too big");
             return 0;
         }