diff --git a/net/batman-adv/packet.h b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
index f02dbb1892dd..4e5fe7d0dcbe 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/packet.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ struct batadv_ogm_packet {
 	uint8_t  reserved;
 	uint8_t  tq;
 	__be16   tvlv_len;
-} __packed;
+	/* __packed is not needed as the struct size is divisible by 4,
+	 * and the largest data type in this struct has a size of 4.
+	 */
+};
 
 #define BATADV_OGM_HLEN sizeof(struct batadv_ogm_packet)