diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 7f614ce274a9198e969d573834d8782f95b8e6a3..13ebb5413a7982c5fdd1153432794f39a708f362 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions enter_syscall_print_funcs;
 extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 
 #define SYSCALL_TRACE_ENTER_EVENT(sname)				\
-	static struct syscall_metadata __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
+	static struct syscall_metadata					\
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call					\
 	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) event_enter_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 	}
 
 #define SYSCALL_TRACE_EXIT_EVENT(sname)					\
-	static struct syscall_metadata __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
+	static struct syscall_metadata					\
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call					\
 	__attribute__((__aligned__(4))) event_exit_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\