diff --git a/rust/kernel/mm/virt.rs b/rust/kernel/mm/virt.rs
index 6086ca981b06..a1bfa4e19293 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/mm/virt.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/mm/virt.rs
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ pub fn vm_insert_page(&self, address: usize, page: &Page) -> Result {
 ///
 /// For the duration of 'a, the referenced vma must be undergoing initialization in an
 /// `f_ops->mmap()` hook.
+#[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct VmaNew {
     vma: VmaRef,
 }