diff --git a/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_main.cpp b/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_main.cpp
index 68be3ca9b..23111d5df 100644
--- a/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_main.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_main.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
     u32 __nx_applet_type = AppletType_None;
 
-    /* TODO: Evaluate to what extent this can be reduced. */
-    #define INNER_HEAP_SIZE 0x200000
+    /* TODO: Evaluate to what extent this can be reduced further. */
+    #define INNER_HEAP_SIZE 0x20000
     size_t nx_inner_heap_size = INNER_HEAP_SIZE;
     char   nx_inner_heap[INNER_HEAP_SIZE];
 
diff --git a/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_repair_boot_images.cpp b/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_repair_boot_images.cpp
index 2475d2ace..7eba04b4d 100644
--- a/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_repair_boot_images.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/boot/source/boot_repair_boot_images.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace sts::boot {
     namespace {
 
         /* Globals. */
-        u8 __attribute__((aligned(0x1000))) g_boot_image_work_buffer[0x10000];
+        alignas(0x1000) u8 g_boot_image_work_buffer[0x10000];
 
     }