diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 36c7b9682aa6f923a6e47ad364512dcf890f64c7..21aa4fc5f8efc64347d4518afec33d9dda000eb6 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -425,6 +425,9 @@ config COMPAT
 	depends on IA32_SUPPORT
 	default y
 
+config COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT
+	def_bool COMPAT
+
 config IA64_MCA_RECOVERY
 	tristate "MCA recovery from errors other than TLB."
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index 45f82ae6d38978ae02d049e7bf18b0624a9b98b2..ffa036406289cee0e9734f558d6e57ffa9bb0b7e 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -765,6 +765,9 @@ config COMPAT
 	depends on IA32_EMULATION
 	default y
 
+config COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT
+	def_bool COMPAT
+
 config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
 	bool
 	depends on COMPAT && SYSVIPC
diff --git a/fs/quota.c b/fs/quota.c
index e6577ac15a6cd1e2df52890e1338b0392c321f44..99b24b52bfc83cbd8f851044dbe2ae27f8e1fc4b 100644
--- a/fs/quota.c
+++ b/fs/quota.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_quotactl(unsigned int cmd, const char __user *special, qid_t
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_IA64)
+#if defined(CONFIG_COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT)
 /*
  * This code works only for 32 bit quota tools over 64 bit OS (x86_64, ia64)
  * and is necessary due to alignment problems.