diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c431acd18f..3659819fbe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ CFLAGS=-Wall -O2 -g -fno-strict-aliasing
 ifdef CONFIG_DARWIN
 CFLAGS+= -mdynamic-no-pic
 endif
-ifdef CONFIG_WIN32
-CFLAGS+=-fpack-struct 
-endif
 LDFLAGS=-g
 LIBS=
 DEFINES+=-D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
diff --git a/a.out.h b/a.out.h
index 500e14f3fc..1f978c1c04 100644
--- a/a.out.h
+++ b/a.out.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct external_lineno {
 #define E_FILNMLEN	14	/* # characters in a file name		*/
 #define E_DIMNUM	4	/* # array dimensions in auxiliary entry */
 
-struct external_syment
+struct __attribute__((packed)) external_syment
 {
   union {
     char e_name[E_SYMNMLEN];