diff --git a/src/vk_mem_alloc.h b/src/vk_mem_alloc.h
index a880c10..5a1f2da 100644
--- a/src/vk_mem_alloc.h
+++ b/src/vk_mem_alloc.h
@@ -3943,7 +3943,7 @@
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID_API__) && (__ANDROID_API__ < 16)
 #include <cstdlib>
-void *aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
+void *vma_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
 {
     // alignment must be >= sizeof(void*)
     if(alignment < sizeof(void*))
@@ -3955,8 +3955,25 @@
 }
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__ANDROID__) || (defined(__linux__) && defined(__GLIBCXX__) && !defined(_GLIBCXX_HAVE_ALIGNED_ALLOC))
 #include <cstdlib>
-void *aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#include <AvailabilityMacros.h>
+#endif
+
+void *vma_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
 {
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && (defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_16) || defined(__IPHONE_14_0))
+#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_16 || __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= __IPHONE_14_0
+    // For C++14, usr/include/malloc/_malloc.h declares aligned_alloc()) only
+    // with the MacOSX11.0 SDK in Xcode 12 (which is what adds 
+    // MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_16), even though the function is marked
+    // availabe for 10.15. That's why the preprocessor checks for 10.16 but
+    // the __builtin_available checks for 10.15.
+    // People who use C++17 could call aligned_alloc with the 10.15 SDK already.
+    if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.15, iOS 13, *))
+        return aligned_alloc(alignment, size);
+#endif
+#endif
     // alignment must be >= sizeof(void*)
     if(alignment < sizeof(void*))
     {
@@ -3968,6 +3985,16 @@
         return pointer;
     return VMA_NULL;
 }
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+void *vma_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
+{
+    return _aligned_malloc(size, alignment);
+}
+#else
+void *vma_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
+{
+    return aligned_alloc(alignment, size);
+}
 #endif
 
 // If your compiler is not compatible with C++11 and definition of
@@ -3999,11 +4026,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef VMA_SYSTEM_ALIGNED_MALLOC
-   #if defined(_WIN32)
-       #define VMA_SYSTEM_ALIGNED_MALLOC(size, alignment)   (_aligned_malloc((size), (alignment)))
-   #else
-       #define VMA_SYSTEM_ALIGNED_MALLOC(size, alignment)   (aligned_alloc((alignment), (size) ))
-   #endif
+   #define VMA_SYSTEM_ALIGNED_MALLOC(size, alignment) vma_aligned_alloc((alignment), (size))
 #endif
 
 #ifndef VMA_SYSTEM_FREE