diff --git a/minimal_heap_implementation.inl b/minimal_heap_implementation.inl
index c8112be..9e8f459 100644
--- a/minimal_heap_implementation.inl
+++ b/minimal_heap_implementation.inl
@@ -662,5 +662,5 @@ void MIHP_ValidateHeapSegmentHeader(const MIHP_Heap* heap, const MIHP_HeapSegmen
 
 size_t MIHP_GetMinimalPayloadSize(const MIHP_Heap* heap)
 {
-	return heap->Config.AllocationAlignment * 2;
+	return MIHP_MAX(sizeof(MIHP_HeapSegmentHeader), heap->Config.AllocationAlignment);
 }