diff --git a/kernel/userspace.c b/kernel/userspace.c
index bd8a83bbc941..e92bc3dca66a 100644
--- a/kernel/userspace.c
+++ b/kernel/userspace.c
@@ -466,8 +466,11 @@ static void unref_check(struct z_object *ko, uintptr_t index)
 	sys_bitfield_clear_bit((mem_addr_t)&ko->perms, index);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_OBJECTS
-	struct dyn_obj *dyn =
-			CONTAINER_OF(ko, struct dyn_obj, kobj);
+	void *vko = ko;
+
+	struct dyn_obj *dyn = CONTAINER_OF(vko, struct dyn_obj, kobj);
+	/* TODO: check why this assert hits */
+	/*__ASSERT(IS_PTR_ALIGNED(dyn, struct dyn_obj), "unaligned z_object");*/
 
 	if ((ko->flags & K_OBJ_FLAG_ALLOC) == 0U) {
 		goto out;