diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h b/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h
index 5759810e1c1b..21eed488783f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct snd_compr_tstamp {
 struct snd_compr_avail {
 	__u64 avail;
 	struct snd_compr_tstamp tstamp;
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 enum snd_compr_direction {
 	SND_COMPRESS_PLAYBACK = 0,