diff --git a/sys/vm/uma.h b/sys/vm/uma.h
--- a/sys/vm/uma.h
+++ b/sys/vm/uma.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 #define UMA_ALIGN_INT	(sizeof(int) - 1)	/* "" int */
 #define UMA_ALIGN_SHORT	(sizeof(short) - 1)	/* "" short */
 #define UMA_ALIGN_CHAR	(sizeof(char) - 1)	/* "" char */
-#define UMA_ALIGN_CACHE	(0 - 1)			/* Cache line size align */
+#define UMA_ALIGN_CACHE	(uma_get_cache_align_mask()) /* Cache line size align */
 #define	UMA_ALIGNOF(type) (_Alignof(type) - 1)	/* Alignment fit for 'type' */
 
 #define	UMA_ANYDOMAIN	-1	/* Special value for domain search. */
diff --git a/sys/vm/uma_core.c b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
--- a/sys/vm/uma_core.c
+++ b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
@@ -3243,7 +3243,7 @@
 	args.size = size;
 	args.uminit = uminit;
 	args.fini = fini;
-	args.align = (align == UMA_ALIGN_CACHE) ? uma_cache_align_mask : align;
+	args.align = align;
 	args.flags = flags;
 	args.zone = zone;
 	return (zone_alloc_item(kegs, &args, UMA_ANYDOMAIN, M_WAITOK));
@@ -3256,7 +3256,6 @@
 {
 
 	if (mask >= 0)
-		/* UMA_ALIGN_CACHE is also not permitted here. */
 		uma_cache_align_mask = mask;
 }