diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/pfault.c b/arch/s390/mm/pfault.c
index 05865e5616b2..e1c8cc14575d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/pfault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/pfault.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct pfault_refbk {
 	u64 refselmk;
 	u64 refcmpmk;
 	u64 reserved;
-} __attribute__ ((packed, aligned(8)));
+};
 
 static struct pfault_refbk pfault_init_refbk = {
 	.refdiagc = 0x258,