diff --git a/CMakeModules/CheckAtomicOps.cmake b/CMakeModules/CheckAtomicOps.cmake
index 07a13c05e..9cfd899c0 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/CheckAtomicOps.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/CheckAtomicOps.cmake
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_RUNS("
 
 int main(int, const char**)
 {
-   __declspec(align(32)) volatile long value = 0;
-   __declspec(align(32)) volatile void* ptr = &value;
+   volatile long value = 0;
+   long data = 0;
+   long* volatile ptr = &data;
 
    InterlockedIncrement(&value);
    InterlockedDecrement(&value);
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int, const char**)
    if (0 != InterlockedCompareExchange(&value, 1, 0))
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-   if (ptr != InterlockedCompareExchangePointer(&ptr, ptr, ptr))
+   if (ptr != InterlockedCompareExchangePointer((PVOID volatile*)&ptr, (PVOID)ptr, (PVOID)ptr))
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -99,4 +100,4 @@ int main(int, const char**)
 
 IF(NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_GCC_BUILTINS AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_MIPOSPRO_BUILTINS AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_SUN AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_WIN32_INTERLOCKED)
   SET(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_MUTEX)
-ENDIF(NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_GCC_BUILTINS AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_MIPOSPRO_BUILTINS AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_SUN AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_WIN32_INTERLOCKED)
\ No newline at end of file
+ENDIF(NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_GCC_BUILTINS AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_MIPOSPRO_BUILTINS AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_SUN AND NOT _OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_WIN32_INTERLOCKED)
diff --git a/include/OpenThreads/Atomic b/include/OpenThreads/Atomic
index 3a0fe9f6a..b29e475d8 100644
--- a/include/OpenThreads/Atomic
+++ b/include/OpenThreads/Atomic
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Atomic {
     mutable Mutex _mutex;
 #endif
 #if defined(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_WIN32_INTERLOCKED)
-    __declspec(align(32)) volatile long _value;
+    volatile long _value;
 #elif defined(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_SUN)
     volatile uint_t _value;
 #else
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public:
 #elif defined(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_SUN)
         return ptrOld == atomic_cas_ptr(&_ptr, ptrOld, ptrNew);
 #elif defined(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_WIN32_INTERLOCKED)
-        return ptrOld == InterlockedCompareExchangePointer(&_ptr, ptrNew, ptrOld);
+        return ptrOld == InterlockedCompareExchangePointer((PVOID volatile*)&_ptr, (PVOID)ptrNew, (PVOID)ptrOld);
 #elif defined(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_MUTEX)
         ScopedLock<Mutex> lock(_mutex);
         if (_ptr != ptrOld)
@@ -171,9 +171,6 @@ private:
 
 #if defined(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_MUTEX)
     mutable Mutex _mutex;
-#endif
-#if defined(_OPENTHREADS_ATOMIC_USE_WIN32_INTERLOCKED)
-    __declspec(align(32))
 #endif
     T* volatile _ptr;
 };