diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index c8b8ccc370eb70c75ab43a8e013e60c1f280debd..78b0ef32ddddd6768377bf49da5acdfabf7e762f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ struct ieee80211_fast_tx {
 	u8 sa_offs, da_offs, pn_offs;
 	u8 band;
 	u8 hdr[30 + 2 + IEEE80211_FAST_XMIT_MAX_IV +
-	       sizeof(rfc1042_header)];
+	       sizeof(rfc1042_header)] __aligned(2);
 
 	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
 };