diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/vf610_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/vf610_adc.c
index 1d794cf3e3f1..fd57fc43e8e5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/vf610_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/vf610_adc.c
@@ -167,7 +167,11 @@ struct vf610_adc {
 	u32 sample_freq_avail[5];
 
 	struct completion completion;
-	u16 buffer[8];
+	/* Ensure the timestamp is naturally aligned */
+	struct {
+		u16 chan;
+		s64 timestamp __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 };
 
 static const u32 vf610_hw_avgs[] = { 1, 4, 8, 16, 32 };
@@ -579,9 +583,9 @@ static irqreturn_t vf610_adc_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (coco & VF610_ADC_HS_COCO0) {
 		info->value = vf610_adc_read_data(info);
 		if (iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev)) {
-			info->buffer[0] = info->value;
+			info->scan.chan = info->value;
 			iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev,
-					info->buffer,
+					&info->scan,
 					iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 			iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);
 		} else