diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c
index 16bcb37eebb7..79c803537dc4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8688.c
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ static irqreturn_t ads8688_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 {
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
-	u16 buffer[ADS8688_MAX_CHANNELS + sizeof(s64)/sizeof(u16)];
+	/* Ensure naturally aligned timestamp */
+	u16 buffer[ADS8688_MAX_CHANNELS + sizeof(s64)/sizeof(u16)] __aligned(8);
 	int i, j = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < indio_dev->masklength; i++) {