diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index b615df57b7d5b2ccb468c411c3a2aae103cd2aea..20f2659dd829256d7fef206087ab3262e1e291f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -472,7 +472,9 @@ struct sock_fprog_kern {
 struct bpf_binary_header {
 	u16 pages;
 	u16 locked:1;
-	u8 image[];
+
+	/* Some arches need word alignment for their instructions */
+	u8 image[] __aligned(4);
 };
 
 struct bpf_prog {