diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu.h
index 471234b90574..e0b69540216f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct cpuid
 	unsigned int ident   : 24;
 	unsigned int machine : 16;
 	unsigned int unused  : 16;
-} __packed;
+} __attribute__ ((packed, aligned(8)));
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* _ASM_S390_CPU_H */