diff --git a/include/linux/nbd.h b/include/linux/nbd.h
index 69075517c511..155719dab813 100644
--- a/include/linux/nbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/nbd.h
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ struct nbd_request {
 	char handle[8];
 	__be64 from;
 	__be32 len;
-}
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-	__attribute__ ((packed))
-#endif
-;
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 /*
  * This is the reply packet that nbd-server sends back to the client after