diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fs.h b/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
index 9691fda01245..24e61a54feaa 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ struct fscrypt_policy {
 	__u8 filenames_encryption_mode;
 	__u8 flags;
 	__u8 master_key_descriptor[FS_KEY_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE];
-} __packed;
+};
 
 #define FS_IOC_SET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY	_IOR('f', 19, struct fscrypt_policy)
 #define FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_PWSALT	_IOW('f', 20, __u8[16])