diff --git a/components/servo_arc/lib.rs b/components/servo_arc/lib.rs
index 3cc2b0e7fcc..40a8ff3d193 100644
--- a/components/servo_arc/lib.rs
+++ b/components/servo_arc/lib.rs
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ impl<H, T> Arc<HeaderSlice<H, [T]>> {
         F: FnOnce(Layout) -> *mut u8,
         I: Iterator<Item = T> + ExactSizeIterator,
     {
-        use std::mem::size_of;
+        use std::mem::{align_of, size_of};
         assert_ne!(size_of::<T>(), 0, "Need to think about ZST");
 
         // Compute the required size for the allocation.
@@ -678,8 +678,9 @@ impl<H, T> Arc<HeaderSlice<H, [T]>> {
                     );
                     current = current.offset(1);
                 }
-                // We should have consumed the buffer exactly.
-                debug_assert_eq!(current as *mut u8, buffer.offset(size as isize));
+                // We should have consumed the buffer exactly, maybe accounting
+                // for some padding from the alignment.
+                debug_assert!((buffer.offset(size as isize) as usize - current as *mut u8 as usize) < align_of::<Self>());
             }
             assert!(
                 items.next().is_none(),
@@ -1334,6 +1335,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(x.slice.is_empty());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn thin_assert_padding() {
+        #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+        #[repr(C)]
+        struct Padded {
+            i: u16,
+        }
+
+        // The header will have more alignment than `Padded`
+        let header = HeaderWithLength::new(0i32, 2);
+        let items = vec![Padded { i: 0xdead }, Padded { i: 0xbeef }];
+        let a = ThinArc::from_header_and_iter(header, items.into_iter());
+        assert_eq!(a.slice.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(a.slice[0].i, 0xdead);
+        assert_eq!(a.slice[1].i, 0xbeef);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn slices_and_thin() {
         let mut canary = atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0);