--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct ar9003_rxs {
 	u32 status9;
 	u32 status10;
 	u32 status11;
-} __packed;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
 
 /* Transmit Control Descriptor */
 struct ar9003_txc {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct ar9003_txc {
 	u32 ctl21;  /* DMA control 21 */
 	u32 ctl22;  /* DMA control 22 */
 	u32 pad[9]; /* pad to cache line (128 bytes/32 dwords) */
-} __packed;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
 
 struct ar9003_txs {
 	u32 ds_info;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct ar9003_txs {
 	u32 status6;
 	u32 status7;
 	u32 status8;
-} __packed;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
 
 void ar9003_hw_attach_mac_ops(struct ath_hw *hw);
 void ath9k_hw_set_rx_bufsize(struct ath_hw *ah, u16 buf_size);
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ struct ath_desc {
 	u32 ds_ctl1;
 	u32 ds_hw[20];
 	void *ds_vdata;
-} __packed;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
 
 #define ATH9K_TXDESC_CLRDMASK		0x0001
 #define ATH9K_TXDESC_NOACK		0x0002
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ struct ar5416_desc {
 			u32 status8;
 		} rx;
 	} u;
-} __packed;
+} __packed __aligned(4);
 
 #define AR5416DESC(_ds)         ((struct ar5416_desc *)(_ds))
 #define AR5416DESC_CONST(_ds)   ((const struct ar5416_desc *)(_ds))