diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h
index ef5988afd4c60f59287e8a446af62e8ac6b783b9..b5484bfa699609d6b572a4e820c854a52802dbc9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct adf_user_cfg_key_val {
 		uint64_t padding3;
 	};
 	enum adf_cfg_val_type type;
-};
+} __packed;
 
 struct adf_user_cfg_section {
 	char name[ADF_CFG_MAX_SECTION_LEN_IN_BYTES];
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct adf_user_cfg_section {
 		struct adf_user_cfg_section *next;
 		uint64_t padding3;
 	};
-};
+} __packed;
 
 struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data {
 	union {
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data {
 		uint64_t padding;
 	};
 	uint8_t device_id;
-};
+} __packed;
 #endif