diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
index e9054a9e5ec3c2dacef10fe164940dbc274f3249..b8dc7276adac7383ec58ee8afe9587cd870d70a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ struct r6040_descriptor {
 	struct r6040_descriptor *vndescp;	/* 14-17 */
 	struct sk_buff *skb_ptr;	/* 18-1B */
 	u32	rev2;			/* 1C-1F */
-} __attribute__((aligned(32)));
+} __aligned(32);
 
 struct r6040_private {
 	spinlock_t lock;		/* driver lock */