diff --git a/src/array.cpp b/src/array.cpp
index 8ac025f39..3e37aa7af 100644
--- a/src/array.cpp
+++ b/src/array.cpp
@@ -326,10 +326,13 @@ void array_set_capacity(Array<T> *array, isize capacity) {
 		array_resize(array, capacity);
 	}
 
+	T *new_data = nullptr;
+#if 0
 	// NOTE(bill): try gb_resize_align first, and then fallback to alloc+memmove+free
 	isize old_size = array->capacity * gb_size_of(T);
 	isize new_size = capacity * gb_size_of(T);
-	T *new_data = cast(T *)gb_resize_align(array->allocator, array->data, old_size, new_size, gb_align_of(T));
+	new_data = cast(T *)gb_resize_align(array->allocator, array->data, old_size, new_size, gb_align_of(T));
+#endif
 	if (new_data == nullptr) {
 		if (capacity > 0) {
 			new_data = gb_alloc_array(array->allocator, T, capacity);