diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.h b/drivers/net/via-velocity.h
index d7227539484e3d5dae53b4077109d38844d32b00..0f1f05f6c4f8a3e644d8e9dd1c75cb7da4d2c2c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.h
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.h
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ struct mac_regs {
 
 	volatile __le16 PatternCRC[8];	/* 0xB0 */
 	volatile __le32 ByteMask[4][4];	/* 0xC0 */
-} __packed;
+};
 
 
 enum hw_mib {