diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
index b271da0fa2193..17d092eb1934c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ static void __init fpu__init_system_generic(void)
 unsigned int fpu_kernel_xstate_size;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpu_kernel_xstate_size);
 
-/* Get alignment of the TYPE. */
-#define TYPE_ALIGN(TYPE) offsetof(struct { char x; TYPE test; }, test)
-
 /*
  * Enforce that 'MEMBER' is the last field of 'TYPE'.
  *
@@ -149,8 +146,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpu_kernel_xstate_size);
  * because that's how C aligns structs.
  */
 #define CHECK_MEMBER_AT_END_OF(TYPE, MEMBER) \
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(TYPE) != ALIGN(offsetofend(TYPE, MEMBER), \
-					   TYPE_ALIGN(TYPE)))
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(TYPE) !=         \
+		     ALIGN(offsetofend(TYPE, MEMBER), _Alignof(TYPE)))
 
 /*
  * We append the 'struct fpu' to the task_struct: