diff --git a/variants/native/portduino/malloc.h b/variants/native/portduino/malloc.h
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+++ b/variants/native/portduino/malloc.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#include <malloc/malloc.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+// LovyanGFX includes the Linux header name; bridge it for Darwin native builds.
+static inline void *memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size)
+{
+    void *ptr = NULL;
+    int ret = posix_memalign(&ptr, alignment, size);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        errno = ret;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return ptr;
+}
+#else
+#include_next <malloc.h>
+#endif