diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 844f89e1b039..a7621e2b440a 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@ static inline int of_get_available_child_count(const struct device_node *np)
 #define _OF_DECLARE(table, name, compat, fn, fn_type)			\
 	static const struct of_device_id __of_table_##name		\
 		__used __section(__##table##_of_table)			\
+		__aligned(__alignof__(struct of_device_id))		\
 		 = { .compatible = compat,				\
 		     .data = (fn == (fn_type)NULL) ? fn : fn  }
 #else