diff --git a/include/linux/dmi.h b/include/linux/dmi.h
index 2f9f98827c0a..5055ac34142d 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmi.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct dmi_header {
 	u8 type;
 	u8 length;
 	u16 handle;
-};
+} __packed;
 
 struct dmi_device {
 	struct list_head list;