diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h
index fde6da619f30f96e146c00b017e5f37a9df0e80d..0db37f230018ee2692ef4fcbff7cf3f0b3135e8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct wmi_fw_version {
 struct wmi_event_swba {
 	__be64 tsf;
 	u8 beacon_pending;
-};
+} __packed;
 
 /*
  * 64 - HTC header - WMI header - 1 / txstatus