diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 6e0a3b43d027a5696739cf647a28cd530f8edb80..c073534ca4851161a6f2f48ba0f53f5e1f693daa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -93,7 +93,15 @@ struct cpuinfo_x86 {
 	__u32			extended_cpuid_level;
 	/* Maximum supported CPUID level, -1=no CPUID: */
 	int			cpuid_level;
-	__u32			x86_capability[NCAPINTS + NBUGINTS];
+	/*
+	 * Align to size of unsigned long because the x86_capability array
+	 * is passed to bitops which require the alignment. Use unnamed
+	 * union to enforce the array is aligned to size of unsigned long.
+	 */
+	union {
+		__u32		x86_capability[NCAPINTS + NBUGINTS];
+		unsigned long	x86_capability_alignment;
+	};
 	char			x86_vendor_id[16];
 	char			x86_model_id[64];
 	/* in KB - valid for CPUS which support this call: */