diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c b/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c
index b671b5e2dcd859854657e04a52f321f1e0cc2d71..06066e6ac2f970b17ed9f24e6c4eabe5d3cbc83b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c
@@ -9,17 +9,20 @@
 
 typedef uint8_t Elf64_Byte;
 
-typedef struct {
-	Elf64_Word r_sym;	/* Symbol index.  */
-	Elf64_Byte r_ssym;	/* Special symbol.  */
-	Elf64_Byte r_type3;	/* Third relocation.  */
-	Elf64_Byte r_type2;	/* Second relocation.  */
-	Elf64_Byte r_type;	/* First relocation.  */
+typedef union {
+	struct {
+		Elf64_Word r_sym;	/* Symbol index.  */
+		Elf64_Byte r_ssym;	/* Special symbol.  */
+		Elf64_Byte r_type3;	/* Third relocation.  */
+		Elf64_Byte r_type2;	/* Second relocation.  */
+		Elf64_Byte r_type;	/* First relocation.  */
+	} fields;
+	Elf64_Xword unused;
 } Elf64_Mips_Rela;
 
 #define ELF_CLASS               ELFCLASS64
-#define ELF_R_SYM(val)          (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->r_sym)
-#define ELF_R_TYPE(val)         (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->r_type)
+#define ELF_R_SYM(val)          (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->fields.r_sym)
+#define ELF_R_TYPE(val)         (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->fields.r_type)
 #define ELF_ST_TYPE(o)          ELF64_ST_TYPE(o)
 #define ELF_ST_BIND(o)          ELF64_ST_BIND(o)
 #define ELF_ST_VISIBILITY(o)    ELF64_ST_VISIBILITY(o)