diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index c45084ac642d1929058ea5d903ad796d574a45cc..511e1ed7e2ded7b0a9dc9882cffe0b66c37c96a2 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ struct lm_lockname {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *ln_sbd;
 	u64 ln_number;
 	unsigned int ln_type;
-};
+} __packed __aligned(sizeof(int));
 
 #define lm_name_equal(name1, name2) \
         (((name1)->ln_number == (name2)->ln_number) &&	\