}
 
 struct annotate_args {
-       size_t                   privsize;
        struct arch             *arch;
        struct map_symbol        ms;
        struct evsel    *evsel;
        int                      line_nr;
 };
 
-static void annotation_line__delete(struct annotation_line *al)
+static void annotation_line__init(struct annotation_line *al,
+                                 struct annotate_args *args,
+                                 int nr)
 {
-       void *ptr = (void *) al - al->privsize;
+       al->offset = args->offset;
+       al->line = strdup(args->line);
+       al->line_nr = args->line_nr;
+       al->data_nr = nr;
+}
 
+static void annotation_line__exit(struct annotation_line *al)
+{
        free_srcline(al->path);
        zfree(&al->line);
-       free(ptr);
 }
 
-/*
- * Allocating the annotation line data with following
- * structure:
- *
- *    --------------------------------------
- *    private space | struct annotation_line
- *    --------------------------------------
- *
- * Size of the private space is stored in 'struct annotation_line'.
- *
- */
-static struct annotation_line *
-annotation_line__new(struct annotate_args *args, size_t privsize)
+static size_t disasm_line_size(int nr)
 {
        struct annotation_line *al;
-       struct evsel *evsel = args->evsel;
-       size_t size = privsize + sizeof(*al);
-       int nr = 1;
-
-       if (perf_evsel__is_group_event(evsel))
-               nr = evsel->core.nr_members;
-
-       size += sizeof(al->data[0]) * nr;
 
-       al = zalloc(size);
-       if (al) {
-               al = (void *) al + privsize;
-               al->privsize   = privsize;
-               al->offset     = args->offset;
-               al->line       = strdup(args->line);
-               al->line_nr    = args->line_nr;
-               al->data_nr    = nr;
-       }
-
-       return al;
+       return (sizeof(struct disasm_line) + (sizeof(al->data[0]) * nr));
 }
 
 /*
  * Allocating the disasm annotation line data with
  * following structure:
  *
- *    ------------------------------------------------------------
- *    privsize space | struct disasm_line | struct annotation_line
- *    ------------------------------------------------------------
+ *    -------------------------------------------
+ *    struct disasm_line | struct annotation_line
+ *    -------------------------------------------
  *
  * We have 'struct annotation_line' member as last member
  * of 'struct disasm_line' to have an easy access.
- *
  */
 static struct disasm_line *disasm_line__new(struct annotate_args *args)
 {
        struct disasm_line *dl = NULL;
-       struct annotation_line *al;
-       size_t privsize = args->privsize + offsetof(struct disasm_line, al);
+       int nr = 1;
 
-       al = annotation_line__new(args, privsize);
-       if (al != NULL) {
-               dl = disasm_line(al);
+       if (perf_evsel__is_group_event(args->evsel))
+               nr = args->evsel->core.nr_members;
 
-               if (dl->al.line == NULL)
-                       goto out_delete;
+       dl = zalloc(disasm_line_size(nr));
+       if (!dl)
+               return NULL;
 
-               if (args->offset != -1) {
-                       if (disasm_line__parse(dl->al.line, &dl->ins.name, &dl->ops.raw) < 0)
-                               goto out_free_line;
+       annotation_line__init(&dl->al, args, nr);
+       if (dl->al.line == NULL)
+               goto out_delete;
 
-                       disasm_line__init_ins(dl, args->arch, &args->ms);
-               }
+       if (args->offset != -1) {
+               if (disasm_line__parse(dl->al.line, &dl->ins.name, &dl->ops.raw) < 0)
+                       goto out_free_line;
+
+               disasm_line__init_ins(dl, args->arch, &args->ms);
        }
 
        return dl;
        else
                ins__delete(&dl->ops);
        zfree(&dl->ins.name);
-       annotation_line__delete(&dl->al);
+       annotation_line__exit(&dl->al);
+       free(dl);
 }
 
 int disasm_line__scnprintf(struct disasm_line *dl, char *bf, size_t size, bool raw, int max_ins_name)
 int symbol__annotate(struct map_symbol *ms, struct evsel *evsel,
                     struct annotation_options *options, struct arch **parch)
 {
-       size_t privsize = 0;
        struct symbol *sym = ms->sym;
        struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
        struct annotate_args args = {
-               .privsize       = privsize,
                .evsel          = evsel,
                .options        = options,
        };