diff --git a/include/linux/bvec.h b/include/linux/bvec.h
index 555aae5448ae..bd1e361b351c 100644
--- a/include/linux/bvec.h
+++ b/include/linux/bvec.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct bvec_iter {
 
 	unsigned int            bi_bvec_done;	/* number of bytes completed in
 						   current bvec */
-} __packed;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
 
 struct bvec_iter_all {
 	struct bio_vec	bv;