diff --git a/block/qcow2-cluster.c b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
index e9431f6785..0384fb2339 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-cluster.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
@@ -124,12 +124,11 @@ int qcow2_grow_l1_table(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t min_size,
 #endif
 
     new_l1_size2 = sizeof(uint64_t) * new_l1_size;
-    new_l1_table = qemu_try_blockalign(bs->file->bs,
-                                       ROUND_UP(new_l1_size2, 512));
+    new_l1_table = qemu_try_blockalign(bs->file->bs, new_l1_size2);
     if (new_l1_table == NULL) {
         return -ENOMEM;
     }
-    memset(new_l1_table, 0, ROUND_UP(new_l1_size2, 512));
+    memset(new_l1_table, 0, new_l1_size2);
 
     if (s->l1_size) {
         memcpy(new_l1_table, s->l1_table, s->l1_size * sizeof(uint64_t));
diff --git a/block/qcow2-refcount.c b/block/qcow2-refcount.c
index f67ac6b2d8..c963bc8de1 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-refcount.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-refcount.c
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ int qcow2_update_snapshot_refcount(BlockDriverState *bs,
      * l1_table_offset when it is the current s->l1_table_offset! Be careful
      * when changing this! */
     if (l1_table_offset != s->l1_table_offset) {
-        l1_table = g_try_malloc0(ROUND_UP(l1_size2, 512));
+        l1_table = g_try_malloc0(l1_size2);
         if (l1_size2 && l1_table == NULL) {
             ret = -ENOMEM;
             goto fail;
diff --git a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
index 5ab64da1ec..82c32d4c9b 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
@@ -1024,8 +1024,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
         return ret;
     }
     new_l1_bytes = sn->l1_size * sizeof(uint64_t);
-    new_l1_table = qemu_try_blockalign(bs->file->bs,
-                                       ROUND_UP(new_l1_bytes, 512));
+    new_l1_table = qemu_try_blockalign(bs->file->bs, new_l1_bytes);
     if (new_l1_table == NULL) {
         return -ENOMEM;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index e29fc07068..83db013814 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow2_do_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
 
     if (s->l1_size > 0) {
         s->l1_table = qemu_try_blockalign(bs->file->bs,
-            ROUND_UP(s->l1_size * sizeof(uint64_t), 512));
+                                          s->l1_size * sizeof(uint64_t));
         if (s->l1_table == NULL) {
             error_setg(errp, "Could not allocate L1 table");
             ret = -ENOMEM;