diff --git a/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h b/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h
index bb331e6356a9..a321531539dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct cros_ec_sensors_core_state {
 		u16 scale;
 	} calib[CROS_EC_SENSOR_MAX_AXIS];
 	s8 sign[CROS_EC_SENSOR_MAX_AXIS];
-	u8 samples[CROS_EC_SAMPLE_SIZE];
+	u8 samples[CROS_EC_SAMPLE_SIZE] __aligned(8);
 
 	int (*read_ec_sensors_data)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				    unsigned long scan_mask, s16 *data);