diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/at91-sama5d2_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/at91-sama5d2_adc.c
index 6e8c28675947..ea5ca163d879 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/at91-sama5d2_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/at91-sama5d2_adc.c
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ struct at91_adc_state {
 	struct at91_adc_dma		dma_st;
 	struct at91_adc_touch		touch_st;
 	struct iio_dev			*indio_dev;
-	u16				buffer[AT91_BUFFER_MAX_HWORDS];
+	/* Ensure naturally aligned timestamp */
+	u16				buffer[AT91_BUFFER_MAX_HWORDS] __aligned(8);
 	/*
 	 * lock to prevent concurrent 'single conversion' requests through
 	 * sysfs.