diff --git a/gcc/expmed.c b/gcc/expmed.c
index 3802eec1391..900c2e671ff 100644
--- a/gcc/expmed.c
+++ b/gcc/expmed.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ store_bit_field (str_rtx, bitsize, bitnum, fieldmode, value, align, total_size)
 	    bestmode = GET_MODE (op0);
 
 	  if (bestmode == VOIDmode
-	      || (STRICT_ALIGNMENT && GET_MODE_SIZE (bestmode) > align))
+	      || (SLOW_UNALIGNED_ACCESS && GET_MODE_SIZE (bestmode) > align))
 	    goto insv_loses;
 
 	  /* Adjust address to point to the containing unit of that mode.  */
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ extract_bit_field (str_rtx, bitsize, bitnum, unsignedp,
 		    bestmode = GET_MODE (xop0);
 
 		  if (bestmode == VOIDmode
-		      || (STRICT_ALIGNMENT && GET_MODE_SIZE (bestmode) > align))
+		      || (SLOW_UNALIGNED_ACCESS && GET_MODE_SIZE (bestmode) > align))
 		    goto extzv_loses;
 
 		  /* Compute offset as multiple of this unit,
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ extract_bit_field (str_rtx, bitsize, bitnum, unsignedp,
 		    bestmode = GET_MODE (xop0);
 
 		  if (bestmode == VOIDmode
-		      || (STRICT_ALIGNMENT && GET_MODE_SIZE (bestmode) > align))
+		      || (SLOW_UNALIGNED_ACCESS && GET_MODE_SIZE (bestmode) > align))
 		    goto extv_loses;
 
 		  /* Compute offset as multiple of this unit,