diff --git a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
index f215990b9061..2727f8861fa3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static inline void read_fprobe_header(unsigned long *stack,
 struct __fprobe_header {
 	struct fprobe *fp;
 	unsigned long size_words;
-} __packed;
+};
 
 #define FPROBE_HEADER_SIZE_IN_LONG	SIZE_IN_LONG(sizeof(struct __fprobe_header))