diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.h b/target/s390x/cpu.h
index 7305cacc7b..1bed12b6c3 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.h
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct CPUS390XState {
      * The floating point registers are part of the vector registers.
      * vregs[0][0] -> vregs[15][0] are 16 floating point registers
      */
-    CPU_DoubleU vregs[32][2];  /* vector registers */
+    CPU_DoubleU vregs[32][2] QEMU_ALIGNED(16);  /* vector registers */
     uint32_t aregs[16];    /* access registers */
     uint8_t riccb[64];     /* runtime instrumentation control */
     uint64_t gscb[4];      /* guarded storage control */