diff --git a/src/xenia/base/memory.h b/src/xenia/base/memory.h
index abb83bb45..52aeb8ad3 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/memory.h
+++ b/src/xenia/base/memory.h
@@ -67,25 +67,21 @@ bool Protect(void* base_address, size_t length, PageAccess access,
 // The memory must be freed with AlignedFree.
 template <typename T>
 inline T* AlignedAlloc(size_t alignment) {
-#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L
-  return reinterpret_cast<T*>(aligned_alloc(alignment, sizeof(T)));
-#elif XE_COMPILER_MSVC
+#if XE_COMPILER_MSVC
   return reinterpret_cast<T*>(_aligned_malloc(sizeof(T), alignment));
 #else
-#error No aligned alloc.
-#endif  // __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L
+  return reinterpret_cast<T*>(aligned_alloc(alignment, sizeof(T)));
+#endif  // XE_COMPILER_MSVC
 }
 
 // Frees memory previously allocated with AlignedAlloc.
 template <typename T>
 void AlignedFree(T* ptr) {
-#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L
-  free(ptr);
-#elif XE_COMPILER_MSVC
+#if XE_COMPILER_MSVC
   _aligned_free(ptr);
 #else
-#error No aligned alloc.
-#endif  // __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L
+  free(ptr);
+#endif  // XE_COMPILER_MSVC
 }
 
 typedef void* FileMappingHandle;